Include PDFium Library on brave android to open pdf inside browser

[Trisplus]

Description

Currently, brave android can't open pdf inside the browser. However, desktop versions can open pdf inside the browser. It uses chromium PDFium Library. This should be included in brave android.

Alternatively, PDF.js library should be included. This can open pdf inside any chromium browser. Chrome extension like PDF viewer based on PDF.js, works on extension supported android browser like kiwi Browser and Microsoft Edge Canary Android.

Below screenshot of extension 'PDF Viewer' in Microsoft edge canary android browser showing a pdf.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open any url containing pdf file.

Actual result

It downloads the file.

Expected result

Pdf file should opened natively inside browser

Reproduces how often

Easily reproduced

Brave version

All

Device

• Brand/model: All
• Android version: all

Channel information

• [ ] release (stable)
• [ ] beta
• [ ] nightly

Reproducibility

• [ ] with Brave Shields disabled
• [ ] with Brave Rewards disabled
• [ ] in the latest version of Chrome

Miscellaneous information

No response

[Trisplus]

@BrendanEich said this.

Cc @SergeyZhukovsky @bsclifton

[Trisplus]

Adding this information to avoid any future conflicts. Chromium is working on native pdf viewer for android. There is a flag named #android-open-pdf-inline. The work is being done by this man.

[SergeyZhukovsky]

that's awesome, thanks for the info @Trisplus !

[deeppandya]

we have an issue logged in chromium : https://issues.chromium.org/issues/41175661