Apps [Q] Linkify vs TextView vs setMovementMethod

[Budius]

hi,

I'm loading a standard HTML code into a text view and would like to see the links to be possible to click and call the browser (web intent)

from all my readings the following code was supposed to work:

TextView tx = new TextView(this);
tx.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
tx.setText(Html.fromHtml(item.get_text()));
tx.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
mLayout.addView(tx);

but the fact is.. it does not work!
according to google API example link.java

        TextView t3 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text3);
        t3.setText(
            Html.fromHtml(
                "<b>text3:</b>  Text with a " +
                "<a href=\"http://www.google.com\">link</a> " +
                "created in the Java source code using HTML."));
        t3.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());

it was supposed to be that simple, in it's declaration text3 have no special tags.

I tried several options using Linkify(tx, Lkinkify.ALL); tx.setClickable(true); tx.setLinksClickable(true); setAutoLinkMask(Linkify.ALL) and regardless of what combination I tried I cannot make those HTML links clickable!

important to note that every time I use setMovementMethod the underline on the links disappear from the TextView

any help please??