WebView Demo App

The WebView/Webkit demo app serves as both a practical demonstration how to use the latest AndroidX Webkit APIs and as a means to exercise those APIs for manual testing.

Building the demo app

cd frameworks/support/

# Optional: you can use Android Studio as your editor
./studiow -y

# Build the app
./gradlew :webkit:integration-tests:testapp:assembleDebug

# Install the app
./gradlew :webkit:integration-tests:testapp:installDebug

# Check for Lint warnings
./gradlew :webkit:integration-tests:testapp:lintDebug

# Optional: launch the app via adb
adb shell am start -n com.example.androidx.webkit/.MainActivity
adb shell am start -n com.example.androidx.webkit/.ForceDarkActivity # or, any exported Activity

Extending the demo app

1. Add a new Activity under src/main/java/com/example/androidx/webkit/.
2. Add this Activity to the end of the MenuListView.MenuItem[] array in MainActivity.java, or in a suitable lower-level Activity, like SafeBrowsingActivity.java.
3. Export this Activity in AndroidManifest.xml. Try to organize your Activity with other related Activities, or leave space if things are unrelated.
4. Before uploading a change, please take a screen recording using the new Activity in the testapp.

Downloading prebuilt APKs

We do not publicly distribute prebuilt APKs. Googlers can download prebuilt APKs by following these instructions.