Loading html file from local folder into webview
android, android-webview, html
Solution
You can use:
WebView webView = // ...
webView.loadUrl("file:///myPath/myFile.html");
In an Android application, files can be read from 3 types of locations:
Internal storage: Each app has its own, file names are relative to this location. URL takes form `file:///myFolder/myFile.html`
External storage: Needs permission and may not always be available. Get the root folder by calling Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(). So, construct the URL using: `String url = "file:///" + Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString() + File.separator + "myFolder/myFile.html"`
Assets: Stored in the apk. Read-only access. URL takes form `file:///android_asset/myFolder/myFile.html` (See also Loading an Android Resource into a WebView)
Problem
I'm new to Android development. I want to load a html file into a webview. Note that there are so many relevant questions on SO like this, but they all deal with getting **.html* from assets folder. But I want to load html file from local folder, say "D://abc.html" because if my html is around 10Mb then corresponding apk size also goes upto 10mb. Any help appreciated. EDIT I tried `webView.loadUrl("file:///D:/Projects/myWebsite/index.html");` but it gives `Web page not available` and `File not found error`.