Problem with webview not loading

Question

I am having a bad experience with webview which does not load the web page which I request.

I cannot load google or any other page with a webview. I have put in xml:

<WebView  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/webview"
    android:layout_marginLeft="250px"
         android:layout_marginTop="80px"
    android:layout_width="180px"
    android:layout_height="160dip"
/>

I then put in the code:

mWebView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
            mWebView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
            mWebView.loadUrl("http://www.google.com");

This shows up stating the webpage is not available.

I have also added the permission to the manifest.

I have another activity within this application which loads a youtube url fine using:

startActivity(new Intent( Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
                                Uri.parse("http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS998HaGk9M")));// Starts an intent to watch the video

I'm not sure what this could be and really need advice on this as I need to get it working.

Thanks

Edit: I also cannot access any webpage within the actual emulator itself. By searching in the search bar within the emulator this says the same thing when connecting to Google.

I'm not sure why this would connect to youtube with an intent and not a webview

Edit: This is not even connecting to youtube now, it says the same as above. This is messed up as I need this to work for my project tomorrow. If the webview keeps going down this is not very reliable. I may have to change the device I'm working with as with android things keep going wrong.

Edit: I have just come back after a few hours without touching the code or the emulator and when I run the application the youtube video was back on and I can browse within the emulator. But I still cannot connect via webview. VERY UNRELIABLE :(

Answer 1

Make sure you have included Permissions for Internet Access

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