How to go back to the previous page on WebView
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1. Open the project that we where dealing with. If you haven’t gone through the previous post go through it at Implement WebView To Navigation Drawer Activity
2. Add this java code in MainActivity.java file
* Go Down.
* Click Alt+Insert.
* Select Override Methods.
* Search for onKeyDown ( Just type it ).Codes :@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
if (event.getAction()== KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN){
switch (keyCode){
case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK:
if (webView.canGoBack()){
webView.goBack();
}
else {
finish();
}
return true;
}
}
return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}3. Now its done.Build APK. Done .That’s all for adding Go Back on Back Press on WebView. Now on next tutorial, we would see how to add the progress bar on WebView.
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