Launching a reduced browser

Question

Sorry for the title, I couldn't argue something better.

Here is my question: Is it possible to launch a browser on Android and don't give the option to change page?

For instance, if I launch a browser to stackoverflow.com, i want the user to navigate on the site, but don't give the ability to go to another site.

Is this feasible?

Answer 1

The way to go is WebView

A WebView has several customization points where you can add your own behavior. These are:

• Creating and setting a WebChromeClient subclass. This class is called when something that might impact a browser UI happens, for instance, progress updates and JavaScript alerts are sent here.
• Creating and setting a WebViewClient subclass. It will be called when things happen that impact the rendering of the content, eg, errors or form submissions. You can also intercept URL loading here.
• Via the WebSettings class, which contains miscellaneous configuration.
• With the addJavascriptInterface(Object, String) method. This lets you bind Java objects into the WebView so they can be controlled from the web pages JavaScript