How to go back to previous page if back button is pressed in WebView?

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@Override
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
    if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
        switch (keyCode) {
            case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK:
                if (mWebView.canGoBack()) {
                    mWebView.goBack();
                } else {
                    finish();
                }
                return true;
        }

    }
    return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
}

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For this code to work, you need to add a field to the Activity containing the WebView:
private WebView mWebView; Initialize it in the onCreate() method and you should be good to go.
mWebView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webView);

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edited Oct 5 '15 at 12:37

friederbluemle

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answered May 20 '11 at 20:18

FoamyGuy

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• were should I place that code? under all my code? or just under the loasUrl just like the builtinZoom? – zvzej May 20 '11 at 20:54
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  You'd put it inside your activity, but outside the onCreate() method. – FoamyGuy May 20 '11 at 21:06