Sharing a Matterport model can take three forms:
- For social media, email, texts, and general sharing, just share the link.
- For webpages, embed it on your page with an <iframe> HTML tag.
- Directly embed the 3D Showcase player in your Android or iOS app.
The third option, which we'll go over in this article, is only relevant for software engineers who are creating apps that include Matterport 3D Showcase.
Android (WebView)
First, declare permissions to access the internet in AndroidManifest.xml.
Next, add WebView to your layout.
android:id="@+id/webView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
Finally, enable WebGL for your WebView and load the URL.
webView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
webView.getSettings().setAllowUniversalAccessFromFileURLs(true);
webView.getSettings().setAllowFileAccessFromFileURLs(true);
webView.loadUrl(“https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=fZKxJgeSWQZ”);
Be sure to add a handler for VR links.
webView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() {
@Override
public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
if(url.contains("matterport.com/vr/show")) {
startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url)));
return true;
}
return false;
}
});
Android (Chrome Custom Tabs)
The previous method uses WebView from WebKit. You can also use Chrome Custom Tabs.
While either method will work, there are advantages and disadvantages to both.
| WebView | Chrome Custom Tabs | |
| Embedding Style |
Can be embedded at any place and any size. Can be full screen without URL top bar. |
Can be a "browser tab" only. No fullscreen mode (cannot hide URL bar). Cannot embed as a view in application UI (a ListView element). |
| Loading Time | Slightly slower | Slightly faster (See Chrome Docs) |
| Customization | More complete (analytics, capture events and create actions, etc) | Limited (change title bar color, add action items, etc) |
| WebVR | Not Supported | Supported |
| Output |  |
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iOS (Apple iPhone, iPad, etc)
Directions are similar, but you'll be using the UIWebView class in Swift/Objective-C. Please read the docs for UIWebView.