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I'm trying to develop a custom browser with WebView using Android API level 10 (sdk 2.3.3), unfortunately I don't know how to intercept request from the webpage to open URL in new browser window, like taps on links with target="_blank" . In conformity with the API Doc I have overridden the onCreateWindow of WebChromeClient , but is not called when such a link is tapped. Could be a bug of this API level? I'm also overriding shouldOverrideUrlLoading to avoid WebView opening subsequent links in the built-in browser. Here is my sample code that opens google.com . To test it, tap "News" and then

From this great explanation about the differences between WebViewClient and WebChromeClient it seems that if you use one, you shouldn't be using the other (for the same WebView object). Is my understanding correct? If not, when would one use both WebViewClient and WebChromeClient for the same WebView object? Is there an example of a situation where only use both WebViewClient and WebChromeClient for the same WebView object would accomplish a certain goal? You certainly can use both, they just have different functions. Setting your own custom WebViewClient lets you handle onPageFinished,

What's the difference between setWebViewClient vs. setWebChromeClient in Android? Cristian From the source code : // Instance of WebViewClient that is the client callback. private volatile WebViewClient mWebViewClient; // Instance of WebChromeClient for handling all chrome functions. private volatile WebChromeClient mWebChromeClient; // SOME OTHER SUTFFF....... /** * Set the WebViewClient. * @param client An implementation of WebViewClient. */ public void setWebViewClient(WebViewClient client) { mWebViewClient = client; } /** * Set the WebChromeClient. * @param client An implementation of