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Google Pushes Chrome And WebView Updates To Fix Annoying Android App Crashing

Were you having issues accessing apps like your Gmail on your Android device yesterday? If so, you were not alone. An issue with Android System WebView was recently causing various apps to crash.
Engadget

Android apps like Gmail are crashing and 'WebView' is to blame

PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 23: In this photo illustration, the logos of the applications, Google Maps, Google and Gmail are displayed on the screen of a tablet on October 23, 2018 in Paris, France. After ...
SlashGear

Android System WebView Explained: What It Is, And Do You Need It?

The Android operating system is home to countless features, be it useful utilitarian toggles or gimmicky customization tweaks. Thanks to this bucket load of options, an Android phone can do several ...
Android Authority

Android 15 comes with an important WebView change that could speed up apps

Android 15 Developer Preview 1 is locking an important working component of the Android System WebView into memory. This will prevent the Android system from killing the process and restarting it ...
TechRepublic

Why it’s time the Android developers rethink WebView

In the past couple of days, Android users found themselves in a rather frustrating situation with random applications crashing when links were opened. It turns out the issue was Android System WebView ...