AntiWebView
Have you ever used horrible apps like Reddit which display ALL external links opened through their shitty app in a Android WebView (“in-app browser”) which, depending on the WebView implementation your phone is using, does not allow you to open the clicked link in a browser?
AntiWebView is a simple LSPosed/LSPatch module which hooks WebViews in any app and displays a notification allowing the user to open the link in their browser.
Demo
demo-2.mp4
The default browser in this case is set to another app of mine, LinkSheet, which restores the Android <12 Url-App-Link Chooser
Installation
Tested Android versions: 13
Root / Magisk / LSPosed
- Download and install Magisk
- Download and install LSPosed
- Install AntiWebView from releases
- The app won’t show up in your launcher, don’t worry.
- Open the LSPosed manager, tap “Modules” in the navbar on the bottom
- AntiWebView should show up as a module
- Tap “Enable module”
- Select the apps you want AntiWebView to hook into
- If the apps are running, you need to force-stop for AntiWebView to work
- If you are running Android 13+, make sure the app has the Notification permission (can be set in the app’s settings)
- When a selected app uses a WebView, a notification will now pop up which, when tapped, opens your default browser
Non-Root / LSPatch / Shizuku
- Download and install LSPatch
- Download and install Shizuku
- Launch Shizuku and start it via either ADB or Wireless debugging (Android 11+)
- Shizuku must be manually restarted after every boot – but the only step where it is actually required is when installed in LSPatch later on – so you probably don’t have to have it running all the time
- Install AntiWebView from releases
- The app won’t show up in your launcher, don’t worry.
- Obtain an APK of the app you want to use AntiWebView with
- Open the LSPatch manager and tap the banner at the top to grant it permission to use Shizuku
- Tap “Manage” in the navbar on the bottom, then tap the “+” button
- Give LSPatch access to a new directory where the patched files will be stored
- When the “New Patch” dialog is shown after that, tap “Select apk(s) from storage”
- Choose APK file obtained previously
- Select “Portable” in the “Patch Mode” chooser
- Tap “Embed modules”, then check AntiWebView
- Tap “Start Patch”
- After the patch is done, tap “Install”
- If you are running Android 13+, make sure the app has the Notification permission (can be set in the app’s settings)
- If the patched app now uses a WebView, a notification will now pop up which, when tapped, opens your default browser