Android Webview App

Using Kotlin

If you want to create an Android app from any website without writing a lot of code, Android WebView is the perfect solution for you. It is a ready-made WebView template that saves you time and hassle.

Features

• Support Android 5.0+
• Progress bar to indicate a webpage is being loaded.
• Swipe down to refresh current webpage.
• Show custom error page in times of connectivity issues.
• Protect WebView's state from configuration changes. (e.g. screen orientation and keyboard availability changes)

Build

1. Click the Code button, which brings up a dialog.
2. In the dialog, click the Download ZIP button to save the project to your computer. Wait for the download to complete.
3. Locate the file on your computer (likely in the Downloads folder).
4. Double-click the ZIP file to unpack it. This creates a new folder that contains the project files.
5. Start Android Studio.
6. In the Welcome to Android Studio window, click Open an existing Android Studio project.
7. In the Import Project dialog, navigate to where the unzipped project folder is located.
8. Double-click on that project folder.
9. Wait for Android Studio to open the project.
10. Click the Make Project button to build the app.

Customize

1. In MainActivity.kt, put your own website URL as the value of WEBSITE constant.
2. Replace default app icons with your own.

Optional: Change the value of javaScriptEnabled to false in MainActivity.kt if your website doesn't contain any JavaScript elements.