Limitations on opening pdf file in Android

Question

I am trying to opening some pdf from my Android application. I am using an Intent for doing that:

Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse(u         


        

Answer 1

Using an intent to open a pdf file with https:// protocol, definitelly https:// isn´t the problem.

I see that you are trying this method defining the data type:

Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse(url), "application/pdf");
startActivity(intent);

but it will cause:

ActivityNotFoundException: No Activity found to handle Intent

if you use this other method probably you can´t see PDF readers in the options to open this kind of files:

  Intent intent = new Intent();
  intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse(url), "application/pdf");
  Intent chooserIntent = Intent.createChooser(intent, "Open Report");
  startActivity(chooserIntent);

You must try this method without the type definition and it will work perfectly:

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setData(Uri.parse(url));
startActivity(intent);

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Other cause of this problem opening the pdf file via intent would be the default application to open this kind of files, so probably you will have a corrupt or invalid application configured, so reset the defaults:

Go to Settings. Tap Applications. Tap Default Applications.

Select the app and Clear defaults