How to display HTML img tag inside Android TextView

Question

Hi I am new to android development. I have a string which looks like this

String source = "Hi <b>Ram</b>. This is the Formula <img src=\"https://i.postimg.cc/wTXjVKDf/ste.png\"/> Check it Out";

I want to display it in TextView. I used

 textView.setText(Html.fromHtml(source, Html.FROM_HTML_MODE_LEGACY));

to achieve this.
But it Looks like this

Instead of Image, there is a color box showing. I saw several questions in Stack Overflow. But all answers are outdated. Now those answers are not working. Please help me to solve this problem.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2865452/is-it-possible-to-display-inline-images-from-html-in-an-android-textview — Usama Altaf, May 09 '22 at 11:36

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 09 '22 at 12:36

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You should use WebView instead of TextView

   WebView = findViewById(R.id.WebView);
   WebView.loadData(source, "text/html", "utf-8");

You will get the same output.

answered May 09 '22 at 12:36

Ganesh MB

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered May 09 '22 at 11:14

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The textview will not be able to display images. You should use a webview.

answered May 09 '22 at 11:14

Arkaprabha Mahata

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It's possible with spannable. – Halil Sahin Jul 31 '22 at 22:53

How to display HTML img tag inside Android TextView

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