React-native-webview: Getting ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED in WebView

[chenop]

Bug description:
Given unsecured links in html
When user click on those links
Then I get an error page with ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED

To Reproduce:
Load an html page that include unsecured http links

Expected behavior:
Allow redirect to http links

Screenshots/Videos:

Environment:

• react-native version: 0.61.2

Note that my AndroidManifest.xml includes:
<application android:usesCleartextTraffic="true" />

Related links:

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54752716/why-am-i-seeing-neterr-cleartext-not-permitted-errors-after-upgrading-to-cordo

[FanShiDe]

Add the below line in your application tag:

android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"

As shown below:

<application
    ....
    android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
    ....>

Hope it helps.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52707918/webview-showing-err-cleartext-not-permitted-although-site-is-https

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[HellzAngel]

I am also faceing same issue