maybe try your intent this way:
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.parse(url), "video/mp4");
view.getContext().startActivity(intent);
On Aug 2, 4:58 pm, Kyle <kyle4...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is my code that I'm currently using:
> final class MyWebViewClient extends WebViewClient {
> @Override
> public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String
> url) {
> if (url.endsWith(".mp4")) {
> Intent intent = new
> Intent("android.intent.action.VIEW", Uri.parse(url));
> view.getContext().startActivity(intent);
> return true;
> } else {
> return super.shouldOverrideUrlLoading(view, url);
> }
> }
> }
>
> On Aug 2, 3:00 pm, Matty <busbus...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Are you calling intent.setDataAndType(Uri Data, String Type)
> > ?
>
> > Sometimes specifying the right mime type makes a big difference.
>
> > On Aug 2, 1:26 am, Kyle <kyle4...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hey,
> > > I've created a WebView which loads a webpage and will play any file
> > > that ends in mp4 on click. The problem is, is that when the
> > > application is loaded on Android 2.2 and I click a mp4 link, it will
> > > open the web browser and immediately close. I can take that same link
> > > and manually enter it into the web browser and the media player will
> > > launch and play the file properly. What I'm wondering is how can I get
> > > my application to properly load the media player and play the video?
>
>
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