diff --git a/src/android/InAppBrowser.java b/src/android/InAppBrowser.java
index aa89446..34e96d9 100644
--- a/src/android/InAppBrowser.java
+++ b/src/android/InAppBrowser.java
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ public class InAppBrowser extends CordovaPlugin {
         try {
             Intent intent = null;
             intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
+            // Omitting the MIME type for file: URLs causes "No Activity found to handle Intent".
+            // Adding the MIME type to http: URLs causes them to not be handled by the downloader.
             Uri uri = Uri.parse(url);
             if ("file".equals(uri.getScheme())) {
                 intent.setDataAndType(uri, webView.getResourceApi().getMimeType(uri));