<p>I was trying the following example, but with external URLs:
<a href="http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/09/using-webviews.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Using WebViews</a></p>

<p>The example shows how to load an HTML file from assets folder (<code>file:// url</code>) and display it in a WebView. </p>

<p>But when I try it with external URLs (like <a href="http://google.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://google.com</a>), I am always getting a "Website Not Available" error. Android's built-in browser is able to access all external URLs. </p>

<p>I suspect that it has something to do with permissions, but wasn't able to confirm it.</p>

I found out the answer myself.
The permission name is android.permission.INTERNET.
Adding following line to the AndroidManifest.xml (nested directly in  tag) did the trick:
```
```
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"></uses-permission>
```
```
The file can also be edited graphically in Eclipse plugin through permissions tab.