Disable Android WebView/WebViewClient Initiated favicon.ico Request

Question

How can I disable the Android WebView/WebViewClient from sending out a request for favicon.ico when I call WebView.loadUrl()? I can see the call being made while profiling r

Answer 1

for me the complete solution was:

   @Override
    public WebResourceResponse shouldInterceptRequest(WebView view, String url) {

        if(url.toLowerCase().contains("/favicon.ico")) {
            try {
                return new WebResourceResponse("image/png", null, null);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }

        return null;
    }

    @Override
    @SuppressLint("NewApi")
    public WebResourceResponse shouldInterceptRequest(WebView view, WebResourceRequest request) {

        if(!request.isForMainFrame() && request.getUrl().getPath().endsWith("/favicon.ico")) {
            try {
                return new WebResourceResponse("image/png", null, null);
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }

        return null;
    }