How to download a pdf from an Android Webview?

Question

I have an application that launches a webivew . When I click on the PDF links in the webview , download of that PDF should start. I am able to do this with the following code.

view.getContext().startActivity(
new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url)));

Here the moment the download starts my current webview activity is closed, as I give startActivity() .

But I want user to be on the webview itself and download should start in the background without vanishing the webview . What is the way around for that? Kindly help.

Answer 1

You can do one thing. The moment the PDF download starts, then see to it that your webview activity is prevented from onDestroy() or finish().

Then u can start the download in background and also retain the Webview activity.