Cordova inappbrowser does not play media or download .ics calendar file

I am loading an external website which i have no control over, the download buttons or the links that are meant to open somewhere else, e.g .ics or.pdf files do not have any effect or action, like opening it on the app itself with a default application.
this is the code

website

buttons

app

application

onDeviceReady: function() {

var openWindow = function()
var ref = cordova.InAppBrowser.open('https://www.example.com', '_blank', 'location=yes,zoom=no,toolbar=no,enableViewportScale=yes');
ref.addEventListener('exit', function(event) navigator.app.exitApp()
navigator.notification.activityStart("", "loading");
);

var loadStop = function(event)
navigator.notification.activityStop();
ref.removeEventListener('loadstop', loadStop);
;

ref.addEventListener('loadstop', loadStop);
;


1 Answer
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I somehow found a way to work it out on android, in the plugin, inappbrowser.java, on this path: platformsandroidappsrcmainjavaorgapachecordovainappbrowser

on the this method, i added more arguments to get .pdf and .ics files

public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView webView, String url)
if (url.endsWith(".pdf"))
tryIntent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setData(Uri.parse(url));
intent.setPackage("com.android.chrome");
cordova.getActivity().startActivity(intent);
return true;
catch(android.content.ActivityNotFoundException e)
LOG.e(LOG_TAG, "Error with " + url + ": " + e.toString());



else if (url.contains("/icsdownload/"))
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setData(Uri.parse(url));
cordova.getActivity().startActivity(intent);



i also specified which specific package to open with.
i could invite assistance on the ios part

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