I am trying to use webView to display an HTML file that is on the device and not the internet. I have my html files in the /Download folder. When I launch the application I get the following error:
Webpage not available
The webpage at file:///storage/sdcard0/Download/manuals/test/index4.html might be temporarily down or it may have been moved permanently to a new web address.
I know the file is there but it will not display it.
Here is my code:
package com.asstechmanuals.techmanual;
import java.io.File;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.view.KeyEvent;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.Window;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private WebView mWebView;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
  mWebView =  (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
  mWebView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
File fileStandard = new File("/storage/sdcard0/Download/manuals/test/index4.html");
File fileNewStandard = new        File("/storage/sdcard0/Download/manuals/test/index4.html");
File fileKitKat = new File("/storage/sdcard0/Download/manuals/test/index4.html");
  if(fileStandard.exists())      
      mWebView.loadUrl("file:///storage/sdcard0/Download/manuals/test/index4.html");
  else if(fileNewStandard.exists()) 
      mWebView.loadUrl("file:///storage/sdcard0/Download/manuals/test/index4.html");
  else if(fileKitKat.exists()) 
      mWebView.loadUrl("file:///storage/sdcard0/Download/manuals/test/index4.html");
  else
      mWebView.loadUrl("file:///storage/sdcard0/Download/manuals/test/index4.html");
  mWebView.setWebViewClient(new vwClient());
}
private class vwClient extends WebViewClient{
   @Override
   public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView webview, String url)
   {
        webview.loadUrl(url);
        if (url.toLowerCase().contains(".pdf"))
        {
            Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
            intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse(url), "application/pdf");
            startActivity(intent);
        }
        return true;
   }
}
@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
{
   if ((keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) && mWebView.canGoBack())
   {
       mWebView.goBack();
       return true;
   }
   return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}
 @Override
 public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
    return true;
}
}
 
    