How to improve Webview performence in Android?

Question

I am developing an app in android using WebView. My HTML page is coming from the GAE server. The page contains a lot oh high resolution images, is there a way to store and reference those images from the assets folder, or reference local images. That will help me increase the performance. I would want to keep the HTML on the server and not make it local.

Answer 1

First, you cannot store images in the assets folder programatically. Second, the problem is with your images. If you're developing for a smartphone, it would make no sense to use high-res images with the app. If you have control over your server, do that. Otherwise, there's nothing you can do.

Answer 2

Why don't you put your image in drawable?

If you put your image in assets, then you can load it by the code:

String str = "\assets\resName";
InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream(str);
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(is);