ANDROID WebView javascript redirect won't work

Question

I'm trying to create a Android WebView app. When I press a button in the webview with the following code behind it:

window.location.href = "https://www.example.nl";

Nothing happens, but in the chrome browser on Android it will work. I can also confirm that javascript is enabled because I can change the backgrond color by using javascript in the webview.

Answer 1

Override the WebView shouldOverrideUrlLoading, like this:

myWebView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() {
        public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
            view.loadUrl(url);
            return true;
        }
    });