Chrome CustomTabs for Android demystified. Simplifies development and provides higher level classes including fallback in case Chrome isn't available on device.
How to create a new custom tab intent and start it with a keep-alive service as well as a fallback to plain old WebView should Chrome not be available on the device:
CustomTabsIntent customTabsIntent = new CustomTabsIntent.Builder()
.addDefaultShareMenuItem()
.setToolbarColor(this.getResources().getColor(R.color.colorPrimary))
.setShowTitle(true)
.setCloseButtonIcon(backArrow)
.build();
// This is optional but recommended
CustomTabsHelper.addKeepAliveExtra(this, customTabsIntent.intent);
// This is where the magic happens...
CustomTabsHelper.openCustomTab(this, customTabsIntent,
Uri.parse("https://github.com/saschpe/android-customtabs"),
new WebViewFallback());Preload CustomTabs in your Application.java to warm-up early and reduce start-up time:
// Preload custom tabs service for improved performance
// This is optional but recommended
registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks(new CustomTabsActivityLifecycleCallbacks());
compile 'saschpe.android:customtabs:1.1.2'Snapshots of the development version are available in Sonatype's snapshots repository.
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