Why am I getting "WebPage not available" when running my web app?

Question

Why is it happening?

public class MainActivity extends Activity

    {

    WebView browser;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle icicle)
    {
        super.onCreate(icicle);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        //browser.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);

        browser = (WebView)findViewById(R.id.webkit);

        browser.loadUrl("www.microsoft.com");
    }
}

But when I run the Android HTML5 app I get this screen goo.gl/uDkj1

I also tried other possibilities such as http:// in front or end the address with a slash and so on.

maybe using url without http:// doesn't cause any error but always use http:// for your works. This is better way. — hakki, Feb 16 '13 at 00:20

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 16 '13 at 00:18

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I'm guessing that you forgot to set the internet permission:

<manifest [...]>
 [...]
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
</manifest>

answered Feb 16 '13 at 00:18

Ahmad

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Thank you, now it is opening the address in a browser instead of opening the page within the app itself. Why is that? – user2077356 Feb 16 '13 at 00:31
You need a WebViewClient to prevent that. Check [this](http://stackoverflow.com/a/13542994/1333975) out. – Ahmad Feb 16 '13 at 00:38

Ljdawson · Answer 2 · 2013-02-16T00:34:39.340

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Make sure you have the Internet permission set in AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

Edit:

browser.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() {
    @Override
    public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {         
        view.loadUrl(url);
        return true;
    }
});

edited Feb 16 '13 at 00:34

answered Feb 16 '13 at 00:18

Ljdawson

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Thank you, now it is opening the address in a browser instead of opening the page within the app itself. Why is that? – user2077356 Feb 16 '13 at 00:30
You'll need to set a WebViewClient, I've amended my answer to reflect this. – Ljdawson Feb 16 '13 at 00:33

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 16 '13 at 00:25

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as the other answer said you must include the Internet permission, but please note that http://www.google.com differ of www.google.com so please include the protocol you are using in the URL.

answered Feb 16 '13 at 00:25

Mohammad Ersan

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Why am I getting "WebPage not available" when running my web app?

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