Cannot download pdf files on android browser

 · The reason why you can’t open pdf files on android phone maybe causes by a pdf app missing on your android phone or probably the pdf file is corrupt and damaged. What can be more painful than downloading a large pdf file from the internet and you can’t seem to open www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 8 mins. Android webview cannot download files. Ask Question Asked 7 years, 4 months ago. Active 12 days ago. Viewed 8k times Now issue is that when load that URL in device browser it will download PDF file automaticaly but in webview cannot download that file i had used below www.doorway.rus: 3.  · Edge is not available, because it does not support PDF on Android, and will not support it until PDF on Android will be supported by the Chromium upstream. Google will not do it, because Google Drive, which is preinstalled on 99% Android devices has a very basic PDF viewer, which is completely native.

The second general solution to your question on why can't I open pdf files on my android phone is by downloading the pdf file using another browser. You may think that this may not actually work and not the cause of your problem, but the truth is that it does happen. Is there a way to get the stock Android browser to auto-open a PDF, Word or other typical file without having to go through the process of downloading the file and then getting the user to open the file from the Downloads app or the Notification bar? but making the user download the file and manually open it is not easy to train users on. Download and install Astro File Manager on your phone. Launch the Astro File Manager and then press the Menu button and click on More. Now go to Preferences where you can find the option of Enable Browser Download. Make sure to Check it. With that option check, you can download the unsupported file formats from the Android Browser.

The Android Chrome Browser APP doesn't support plug-ins, so it doesn't have a Chrome PDF Viewer. There for a PDF file can't natively be read without install a PDF APP on the Android Device. You. In your web browser, do one of the following: Mac OS: Choose File Open (or Open File). Windows: Press Control+O. Click Browse. (Windows only) From the Files Of Type menu, choose All Files. Locate a PDF on your computer, select it, and then click Open. If the PDF opens, the website you were viewing could have a problem. There are several reasons why this is happening but as long as you use a cleaning app to clear your browser cache and other stuff then it could be just the system cache that needs cleaning. Holding down the power and volume down button after turning your phone off then releasing the power button when phone boots up then the volume down.