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I'm using url_launcher: ^5.7.5 and when i'm passing a pdf url in the launch function it it keeps downloading the pdf instead of opening it on my browser,

onTap: () async {
    
   url="http://3.65.45.149/uploads/store/vendor_report/vendor_pickup_report_257.pdf";
       if (await canLaunch(url)){
         await launch(url,
         headers: { "Content-Type":"application/pdf",
                     "Content-Disposition":"inline"}, );
            print("browser url");
            print(url);
          }
              else
              // can't launch url, there is some error
              throw "Could not launch $url";
                                                    },
Noob Master
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I believe that in this case, would be better you be using webview_flutter: ^3.0.2 instead of laucher, hope that helps you!

Samuel Cunha
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  • so should i use webview instead of url_launcher ? – Noob Master Apr 13 '22 at 14:15
  • I think it can helps you if you're developing for mobile devices, because when you launch the url without the webview, it cannot open the google PDF reader, it is just literally launching the url, but when it open up a webview, it's just like a browser tab, and then the browser reader could be opened, let me know if it helps you. – Samuel Cunha Apr 14 '22 at 15:20