Leverage your existing web investment to deliver a first-class experience that feels native on every Android device. Whether you are adding dynamic web components to a mobile app or scaling a complex web application to foldables, tablets, and Chromebooks, the Android WebView component is a powerful bridge. Learn best practices for using it to integrate with Android's native features, including two-way communication, native file handling, seamless UI integration, and a flexible offline strategy.

Resources: 
webview for web apps - GitHub → https://goo.gle/4tdp47r

Speakers: Scott Myers, Sasha Lukin

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Event: Google I/O 2026

Products Mentioned: Android, ChromeOS, Web

Android Developers

A practical guide to embedding web apps inside Android using WebView, covering setup basics, tab management, two-way communication between JavaScript and native Android APIs, offline support strategies, and native hooks for file uploads, downloads, and permissions. The tutorial walks through a note-taking app example demonstrating how to trigger native push notifications from web code, intercept network requests for caching, use the Android photo picker from a web file input, and hand file downloads to the native download manager.

Build native Android experiences for web apps using WebView