Documenting in detail for future readers:
The short answer is you need to override both the methods. The shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) method is deprecated in API 24 and the shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, WebResourceRequest request) method is added in API 24. If you are targeting older versions of android, you need the former method, and if you are targeting 24 (or later, if someone is reading this in distant future) it’s advisable to override the latter method as well.
The below is the skeleton on how you would accomplish this:
class CustomWebViewClient extends WebViewClient {
@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
@Override
public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
final Uri uri = Uri.parse(url);
return handleUri(uri);
}
@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.N)
@Override
public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, WebResourceRequest request) {
final Uri uri = request.getUrl();
return handleUri(uri);
}
private boolean handleUri(final Uri uri) {
Log.i(TAG, "Uri =" + uri);
final String host = uri.getHost();
final String scheme = uri.getScheme();
// Based on some condition you need to determine if you are going to load the url
// in your web view itself or in a browser.
// You can use `host` or `scheme` or any part of the `uri` to decide.
if (/* any condition */) {
// Returning false means that you are going to load this url in the webView itself
return false;
} else {
// Returning true means that you need to handle what to do with the url
// e.g. open web page in a Browser
final Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri);
startActivity(intent);
return true;
}
}
}
Just like shouldOverrideUrlLoading, you can come up with a similar approach for shouldInterceptRequest method.