Display the pdf file(stored in google drive) in webview by using google docs

Question

My pdf file is stored in some website ex: http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf

Now I can\'t rely on other websites for my app. So

1. I\'ve downloaded th

Answer 1

Define Url like:

String BASE_URL = "https://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?embedded=true&url=https://drive.google.com/uc?id=";
String PDF_ID = "<Your pdf id from Google drive share link>";

Load in WebView:

webview.loadUrl(BASE_URL + PDF_ID);

Answer 2

I have a WebView, and the link to my pdf stored in google drive is:

String myPdfUrl = "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fQfqgEmz-AiCpdHEIh7SNwdnAkQFqDQp/view";

Don't forget "/view".

And my java code for display:

private void displayWebView() {
    webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
    webView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient(){
        @Override
        public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, WebResourceRequest request) {
            view.loadUrl(myPdfUrl);
            return true;
        }
    });
    webView.loadUrl(myPdfUrl);
}

And add @SuppressLint("SetJavaScriptEnabled") above onCreate()

@SuppressLint("SetJavaScriptEnabled")
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.act

Answer 3

I was suffering from same problem and after a lot of hit and trials, I found a way out.

You need to click on download button of google drive.

as soon as you click it, a new tab will open with a different url, of this type

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B1dndMpNP4zgdlTuMm5rcjFk3TQ&export=download //test url//

String url="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B1dndMpNP4zgdlTuMm5rcjFk3TQ&export=download";
webView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.progr);
webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView.getSettings().setLoadWithOverviewMode(true);
webView.loadUrl("http://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?embedded=true&url="+url);

Answer 4

First, you need to follow the answer provided by "Phúc Nghi Lâm." (the 3rd answer.)

If it is not working....

In my situation, there is HTML-result coming. But your WebView's size is 0-width and 0-height.

So you need to reset the LayoutParam by implement the "onPageFinished." Or something else.

(You should be able to get the parent-view of the WebView. So.. 1.Get the size of parent-view. 2.Set the size data into a new LayoutParam. 3. Set the new LayoutParam to the WebView.)

Answer 5

you can view any pdf on the internet using google docs even without downloading it to the device. Here is the sample of how to do it:

webview.loadUrl("http://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?embedded=true&url=" + pdf);

Where pdf is a string link to your PDF file. So in your case it will be:

String pdf = "http://www.pdf995.com/samples/pdf.pdf";
webview.loadUrl("http://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?embedded=true&url=" + pdf);