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Keith_Gilbert
Keith_Gilbert
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January 17, 2017
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Hyperlinks to PDFs in Android in-app browser

  • January 17, 2017
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I have InDesign and HTML articles that contain a link to a PDF on a web server. When the link is tapped on an iOS device or the Web viewer, the PDF displays fine. But on Android devices the in-app browser is launched, but nothing displays. Setting the link to open in the device browser works fine on both iOS and Android. Is this a limitation of the Android in-app browser? Is there a workaround? I'd rather not use the device browser.

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Best answer by RG21

I am definitely not an expert but I was having the same problem and I simply switched  the link from opening in the cordova inapp browser to a window open link.

Make sure you have a pdf reader on your device for this to work.

Here's my link now:

<a href="#" onclick="window.open('http://www.grace.to/newsletters/gn.pdf', '_system', 'location=no');    return false;"><img src="images/newsletter-tn.png" alt="Grace Notes" title="newsletter"> <h3>Grace Notes</h3><p>Read our newsletter</p></a>

Hope this helps.

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adobekirkAdobe Employee
Adobe Employee
February 10, 2017

Hi TK_ITA,

I was able to download the app and get into the RESULTS section from within the in-app browser. However, all of the results were in HTML. They all successfully opened up within the in-app Webview. Can you share with me the exact URL that is linked from within the app? Feel free to send it privately if it is sensitive.


Thanks,Kirk

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    TK_ITA
    Level 2
    February 13, 2017

    Hi Kirk, when i make the button in the Adobe Experince manager i put this link WSK Official Site - World Global System​ inside the button. You wanted to know this?

    So when i click with my Samsung on a result pdf does not load....

    Many thanks

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      RG21Accepted solution
      March 31, 2017

      I am definitely not an expert but I was having the same problem and I simply switched  the link from opening in the cordova inapp browser to a window open link.

      Make sure you have a pdf reader on your device for this to work.

      Here's my link now:

      <a href="#" onclick="window.open('http://www.grace.to/newsletters/gn.pdf', '_system', 'location=no');    return false;"><img src="images/newsletter-tn.png" alt="Grace Notes" title="newsletter"> <h3>Grace Notes</h3><p>Read our newsletter</p></a>

      Hope this helps.

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        HM3
        March 8, 2021

        I do not understand that I cannot just simply copy a link on a android tablets adope app. This is my way around it. You can share it so thats what I do I share to e mail in the a mail it comes up as a link and from there I can click on the link and copy so now I can paste it anywhere. But there should be no need for this long unnecessary trick. By share it should be an COPY LINK. Here is my link 

        https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:d4e8b503-0d3c-4d48-afa3-2bc7c4d484f9

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