Simplest way to open browser using CustomTabsIntent.Builder

This post show the simplest way to open browser using CustomTabsIntent.Builder.


To use CustomTabsIntent.Builder, edit app/build.gradle to add dependencies of compile 'com.android.support:customtabs:23.0.0'.

MainActivity.java

package com.blogspot.android_er.androidcustomtabsintent;

import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.customtabs.CustomTabsIntent;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    Button btnLaunch;
    Uri uriMyBlog = Uri.parse("http://android-er.blogspot.com");

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        btnLaunch = (Button)findViewById(R.id.launch);
        btnLaunch.setOnClickListener(btnLaunchOnClickListener);
    }

    View.OnClickListener btnLaunchOnClickListener = new View.OnClickListener(){

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            new CustomTabsIntent.Builder()
                    .build()
                    .launchUrl(MainActivity.this, uriMyBlog);

        }
    };
}

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 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"
    android:padding="16dp"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    tools:context="com.blogspot.android_er.androidcustomtabsintent.MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:autoLink="web"
        android:text="http://android-er.blogspot.com/"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/launch"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Launch"/>
</LinearLayout>