# Webview cleartext error

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-cleartext-error/1186041>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** webviewer\
**Created:** [March 25, 2021, 7:19am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-cleartext-error/1186041 "2021-03-25T07:19:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![tebzakolobezwzkec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@tebzakolobezwzkec](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tebzakolobezwzkec)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:19am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-cleartext-error/1186041/1 "2021-03-25T07:19:59Z")

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Hi everyone, so I have a webview that was working a few weeks ago but today I get an error “ERR\_CLEARTEXT\_NOT\_PERMITTED”, this is apparently a new issue with android 8 but an easy fix if you have access to the manifest and as far as I know thunkable doesn’t provide that. The web page is on the local network, any advice would be greatly appreciated

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**Author:** ![jaythemanchs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jaythemanchs/32/92809_2.png) [@jaythemanchs](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jaythemanchs)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-cleartext-error/1186041/2 "2021-03-25T07:22:43Z")

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Have a look at this,

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

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**Author:** ![tebzakolobezwzkec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@tebzakolobezwzkec](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tebzakolobezwzkec)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:28am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-cleartext-error/1186041/3 "2021-03-25T07:28:44Z")

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Thanks for reply,  
I would need access to AndroidManifest.xml to change that which I cant find on thunkable

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**Author:** ![jaythemanchs](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/jaythemanchs/32/92809_2.png) [@jaythemanchs](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jaythemanchs)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-cleartext-error/1186041/4 "2021-03-25T07:34:11Z")

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Did you see this

> When you call “[https://darkorbit.com/](https://darkorbit.com/)” your server figures that it’s missing “www” so it redirects the call to “[http://www.darkorbit.com/](http://www.darkorbit.com/)” and then to “[https://www.darkorbit.com/](https://www.darkorbit.com/)”, your WebView call is blocked at the first redirection as it’s a “http” call. You can call “[https://www.darkorbit.com/](https://www.darkorbit.com/)” instead and it will solve the issue.

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**Author:** ![tebzakolobezwzkec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@tebzakolobezwzkec](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tebzakolobezwzkec)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 7:12am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-cleartext-error/1186041/6 "2021-03-26T07:12:27Z")

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Update: I’m now using ssl but it says that certificate authority is not trusted, please advise

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/webview-cleartext-error/1186041/7 "2024-11-08T13:25:41Z")

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