Unlike iOS, Android itself does not support rendering .doc or .ppt files. You are looking for a public intent that allows your app to reuse other apps' activities to display these document types. But this will only work for a phone that has an app installed that supports this Intent.
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/intents/intents-filters.html
or if you have installed some app then use this Intent:
//Uri uri = Uri.parse("file://"+file.getAbsolutePath());
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
String type = "application/msword";
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(file), type);
startActivity(intent);
Answer from ρяσѕρєя K on Stack OverflowUnlike iOS, Android itself does not support rendering .doc or .ppt files. You are looking for a public intent that allows your app to reuse other apps' activities to display these document types. But this will only work for a phone that has an app installed that supports this Intent.
http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/intents/intents-filters.html
or if you have installed some app then use this Intent:
//Uri uri = Uri.parse("file://"+file.getAbsolutePath());
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
String type = "application/msword";
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(file), type);
startActivity(intent);
Here is a method to take care of this for you:
public void openDocument(String name) {
Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
File file = new File(name);
String extension = android.webkit.MimeTypeMap.getFileExtensionFromUrl(Uri.fromFile(file).toString());
String mimetype = android.webkit.MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getMimeTypeFromExtension(extension);
if (extension.equalsIgnoreCase("") || mimetype == null) {
// if there is no extension or there is no definite mimetype, still try to open the file
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(file), "text/*");
} else {
intent.setDataAndType(Uri.fromFile(file), mimetype);
}
// custom message for the intent
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Choose an Application:"));
}
Try the below code. I am using this code for opening a PDF file. You can use it for other files also.
File file = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(),
"Report.pdf");
Uri path = Uri.fromFile(file);
Intent pdfOpenintent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
pdfOpenintent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
pdfOpenintent.setDataAndType(path, "application/pdf");
try {
startActivity(pdfOpenintent);
}
catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
}
If you want to open files, you can change the setDataAndType(path, "application/pdf"). If you want to open different files with the same intent, you can use Intent.createChooser(intent, "Open in...");. For more information, look at How to make an intent with multiple actions.
Use this code ,which helped me to open all types of files ...
private void openFile(File url) {
try {
Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(url);
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
if (url.toString().contains(".doc") || url.toString().contains(".docx")) {
// Word document
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "application/msword");
} else if (url.toString().contains(".pdf")) {
// PDF file
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "application/pdf");
} else if (url.toString().contains(".ppt") || url.toString().contains(".pptx")) {
// Powerpoint file
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint");
} else if (url.toString().contains(".xls") || url.toString().contains(".xlsx")) {
// Excel file
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "application/vnd.ms-excel");
} else if (url.toString().contains(".zip")) {
// ZIP file
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "application/zip");
} else if (url.toString().contains(".rar")){
// RAR file
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "application/x-rar-compressed");
} else if (url.toString().contains(".rtf")) {
// RTF file
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "application/rtf");
} else if (url.toString().contains(".wav") || url.toString().contains(".mp3")) {
// WAV audio file
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "audio/x-wav");
} else if (url.toString().contains(".gif")) {
// GIF file
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "image/gif");
} else if (url.toString().contains(".jpg") || url.toString().contains(".jpeg") || url.toString().contains(".png")) {
// JPG file
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "image/jpeg");
} else if (url.toString().contains(".txt")) {
// Text file
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "text/plain");
} else if (url.toString().contains(".3gp") || url.toString().contains(".mpg") ||
url.toString().contains(".mpeg") || url.toString().contains(".mpe") || url.toString().contains(".mp4") || url.toString().contains(".avi")) {
// Video files
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "video/*");
} else {
intent.setDataAndType(uri, "*/*");
}
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
context.startActivity(intent);
} catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
Toast.makeText(context, "No application found which can open the file", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
I think you should use custom library for getting that done .See this and this
But there is a way for displaying PDF with out calling another application
This is a way for showing PDF in android app that is embedding the PDF document to android webview using support from http://docs.google.com/viewer
pseudo
String doc="<iframe src='http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=+location to your PDF File+'
width='100%' height='100%'
style='border: none;'></iframe>";
a sample is is shown below
String doc="<iframe src='http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.iasted.org/conferences/formatting/presentations-tips.ppt&embedded=true'
width='100%' height='100%'
style='border: none;'></iframe>";
Code
WebView wv = (WebView)findViewById(R.id.webView);
wv.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
wv.getSettings().setPluginsEnabled(true);
wv.getSettings().setAllowFileAccess(true);
wv.loadUrl(doc);
//wv.loadData( doc, "text/html", "UTF-8");
and in manifest provide
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
See this
Caution : I am not aware of compatibility issues with various android versions
In this approach the drawback is you need internet connectivity . But i think it satisfy your need
EDIT Try this as src for iframe
src="http://docs.google.com/gview?embedded=true&url=http://www.pc-hardware.hu/PDF/konfig.pdf"
try wv.loadData( doc , "text/html", "UTF-8"); . Both works for me


Download the source code from here (Display PDF file inside my android application)
Add this dependency in your Grade:
compile 'com.github.barteksc:android-pdf-viewer:2.0.3'
activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="#ffffff"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="40dp"
android:background="@color/colorPrimaryDark"
android:text="View PDF"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:id="@+id/tv_header"
android:textSize="18dp"
android:gravity="center"></TextView>
<com.github.barteksc.pdfviewer.PDFView
android:id="@+id/pdfView"
android:layout_below="@+id/tv_header"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
</RelativeLayout>
MainActivity.java
package pdfviewer.pdfviewer;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.provider.OpenableColumns;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
import com.github.barteksc.pdfviewer.PDFView;
import com.github.barteksc.pdfviewer.listener.OnLoadCompleteListener;
import com.github.barteksc.pdfviewer.listener.OnPageChangeListener;
import com.github.barteksc.pdfviewer.scroll.DefaultScrollHandle;
import com.shockwave.pdfium.PdfDocument;
import java.util.List;
public class MainActivity extends Activity implements OnPageChangeListener,OnLoadCompleteListener{
private static final String TAG = MainActivity.class.getSimpleName();
public static final String SAMPLE_FILE = "android_tutorial.pdf";
PDFView pdfView;
Integer pageNumber = 0;
String pdfFileName;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
pdfView= (PDFView)findViewById(R.id.pdfView);
displayFromAsset(SAMPLE_FILE);
}
private void displayFromAsset(String assetFileName) {
pdfFileName = assetFileName;
pdfView.fromAsset(SAMPLE_FILE)
.defaultPage(pageNumber)
.enableSwipe(true)
.swipeHorizontal(false)
.onPageChange(this)
.enableAnnotationRendering(true)
.onLoad(this)
.scrollHandle(new DefaultScrollHandle(this))
.load();
}
@Override
public void onPageChanged(int page, int pageCount) {
pageNumber = page;
setTitle(String.format("%s %s / %s", pdfFileName, page + 1, pageCount));
}
@Override
public void loadComplete(int nbPages) {
PdfDocument.Meta meta = pdfView.getDocumentMeta();
printBookmarksTree(pdfView.getTableOfContents(), "-");
}
public void printBookmarksTree(List<PdfDocument.Bookmark> tree, String sep) {
for (PdfDocument.Bookmark b : tree) {
Log.e(TAG, String.format("%s %s, p %d", sep, b.getTitle(), b.getPageIdx()));
if (b.hasChildren()) {
printBookmarksTree(b.getChildren(), sep + "-");
}
}
}
}
Thanks!