[CB-3325] Add PDF support to the InAppBrowser within Android

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 2.6.0
• Component/s: cordova-android

Environment

Windows 7, Eclipse v3.8.0

• Assignee: jcesarmobile
• Reporter: Kelvin Dart
• Created: 03/May/13 09:56
• Updated: 30/Oct/16 13:08
• Resolved: 30/Oct/16 13:08

Description

When I was making use of the ChildBrowser for both iOS and Android, I wrote an extra bit of code to enable PDF support for the Android version (which started up the installed PDF application if there was one).

I also understand that the Android WebView doesn't natively support viewing a PDF document which is why it doesn't fully behave like the iOS version - but is it possible to either: 1) write similar code which, if the opened URL is directed to a PDF file, then it opens the native PDF reader or; 2) integrate a PDF view into the InAppBrowser which opens a PDF document much like InAppBrowser does on iOS.

(1) is what I currently have working at the moment and would probably be easiest. (2) is what would be very good but I expect more difficult to achieve.