Android Apps
Android Apps
in Programming on January 30, 2017
How to Convert a Website into Android Application using Android Studio
In this tutorial I show you how to convert a website into an Android Application using Android Studio
Create a project.
Step 1 – Create a new Android project.
Provide Activity name as Themewerk
Step 2 – Add an webView to your activity as shown in the picture below.
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" tools:context=".MainActivity"> <WebView android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:id="@+id/webView" android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" android:layout_alignParentStart="true" android:layout_alignParentTop="true" android:layout_alignParentRight="true" android:layout_alignParentEnd="true" /> </RelativeLayout>
src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.themewerk" > <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"></uses-permission> <application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" > <activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> </application> </manifest>
MainActivity.java
package com.themewerk; import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.MenuItem; import android.webkit.WebSettings; import android.webkit.WebView; import android.webkit.WebViewClient; public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity { private WebView myWebView; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); myWebView = (WebView)findViewById(R.id.webView); WebSettings webSettings = myWebView.getSettings(); webSettings.setJavaScriptEnabled(true); myWebView.loadUrl("http://www.themewerk.com"); myWebView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient()); } @Override public void onBackPressed() { if(myWebView.canGoBack()) { myWebView.goBack(); } else { super.onBackPressed(); } } @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu); return true; } @Override public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) { // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml. int id = item.getItemId(); //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement if (id == R.id.action_settings) { return true; } return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item); } }
menu/menu_main.xml
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" tools:context=".MainActivity"> <item android:id="@+id/action_settings" android:title="@string/action_settings" android:orderInCategory="100" app:showAsAction="never" /> </menu>