Android and the WebView

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Recommends using Chrome Custom Tabs (AndroidX Browser) for remote HTTPS links, with service warm up to preload pages; enables setWebContentsDebuggingEnabled for Chrome inspector; avoids exposing a local HTTP server and instead serves files via WebViewClientCompat using the reserved domain androidplatform.net and returning WebResourceResponse; uses message-based bridging with createWebMessageChannel rather than addJavascriptInterface; shows an EPUB reader built from local iframes, injected CSS (column layout) and native controls for navigation.

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" chapters (9)

1. 0:00Introduction to WebView
2. 5:26When not to use WebView
3. 7:32Correct uses for WebView
4. 10:46Debugging WebView content
5. 16:25WebViewClient essentials
6. 23:24Bridging JavaScript and Android
7. 29:00EPUB rendering with WebView
8. 36:42Do's and don'ts for WebView
9. 38:06Q&A and resources

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