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This solves a class of issues when the WebView loses "context" that a subsequent page load is the same as what was attempted to be loaded previously. This solves a bug where a HTTP redirect in combination with history manipulations causes a user to be stuck and prevented from going back. Since WebView requests are allowed to happen normally, debugging the WebView and tracking redirects and page load initiators is more accurate and easier. This will also bypass bridge latency and provide a faster navigation. To do this, we must lock in the shouldOverrideUrlLoading callback and send an event to JS. Currently, this callback is ran on the main UI thread, of which we have no control over. This is problematic as using the bridge in most ways seems to require the main UI thread, which will cause a deadlock. However, using BatchedBridge for Java->JS and a synchronous method for JS->Java doesn't cause any problems. Additionally, it's been designed so that if WebView suddenly runs the callback on a different thread allowing for concurrency, it will continue to work.
React Native WebView - a Modern, Cross-Platform WebView for React Native
React Native WebView is a modern, well-supported, and cross-platform WebView for React Native. It is intended to be a replacement for the built-in WebView (which will be removed from core).
Core Maintainers - Sponsoring companies
This project is maintained for free by these people using both their free time and their company work time.
- Thibault Malbranche (Twitter @titozzz) from Brigad
- Jamon Holmgren (Twitter @jamonholmgren) from Infinite Red
Platforms Supported
- iOS
- Android
- macOS
- Windows
Note: Expo support for React Native WebView started with Expo SDK v33.0.0.
Getting Started
Read our Getting Started Guide. If any step seems unclear, please create a detailed issue.
Versioning
This project follows semantic versioning. We do not hesitate to release breaking changes but they will be in a major version.
Breaking History:
Current Version: 
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8.0.0 - onNavigationStateChange now triggers with hash url changes
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7.0.1 - Removed UIWebView
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6.0.2 - Update to AndroidX. Make sure to enable it in your project's
android/gradle.properties. See Getting Started Guide. -
5.0.1 - Refactored the old postMessage implementation for communication from webview to native.
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4.0.0 - Added cache (enabled by default).
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3.0.0 - WKWebview: Add shared process pool so cookies and localStorage are shared across webviews in iOS (enabled by default).
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2.0.0 - First release this is a replica of the core webview component
Upcoming:
- this.webView.postMessage() removal (never documented and less flexible than injectJavascript) -> how to migrate
- Kotlin rewrite
- Maybe Swift rewrite
Usage
Import the WebView component from react-native-webview and use it like so:
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
import { WebView } from 'react-native-webview';
// ...
class MyWebComponent extends Component {
render() {
return <WebView source={{ uri: 'https://reactnative.dev/' }} />;
}
}
For more, read the API Reference and Guide. If you're interested in contributing, check out the Contributing Guide.
Common issues
- If you're getting
Invariant Violation: Native component for "RNCWebView does not exist"it likely means you forgot to runreact-native linkor there was some error with the linking process
Contributing
See Contributing.md
Contributors
Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):
This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!
License
MIT
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