Getting ERR_CACHE_MISS on window.open

Question

I'm using PhoneGap (cordova 2.9.1, android 4.4.2) and trying to open an external URL in the current view:

document.addEventListener("deviceready", function(){     window.open('http://www.google.com', '_self')  }); 

But I'm receiving the following error:

net::ERR_CACHE_MISS (http://www.google.com)

Any ideas ?

Answer 1

The issue ended up being a missing permission, namely, INTERNET permission.
For some reason I was under the impression that ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE is enough.
To solve the issue, just add this to AndroidManifest.xml :

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />