Many Android smartphone owners have only been receiving new versions of the OS for the past two years. To make it easier to “update”, Google regularly updates its services by sending automatic updates via the popular Google Play. Thanks to this, anyone can download both “crisis” bug-fixes and planned innovations to their phone at a convenient time. The only problem is that many people do not realize that they get a free update.
Regularly found in the characteristics of updates of other software, the application WebView (full name – Android System WebView) many people have come across, but what it is exactly, few people understand and know.
It is an application that provides opening web pages within other applications, i.e. there is no redirection to the browser. Also, WebView can help in creating an Android app from a website, but it is not a direct way. From time to time, users complain about problems in its operation. For some, WebView just doesn’t work, for some it doesn’t update, and for some it’s not available at all.
Problems are caused by various reasons and to solve them, you need to be at least a little oriented in the peculiarities of the system components.
Android System WebView acts on the basis of Chrome and makes it possible to explore web content in Android applications. It is already on the devices, the main thing is not to forget to update it regularly to keep the performance at the proper level and security.
In 2021, Google built a Chrome WebView add-on component into the Android WebView system. It was made so that incoming app links started opening only through the Chrome widget. This greatly reduced the load on the devices and eased the progress of all the ongoing updates. Only users are finally confused as to how they should proceed if problems arise.
It’s simple. As before, Android System WebView reinstalls all updates on its own. Therefore, if there is an outage with the system components, you just need to update it.
To update the program, you need to go to Google Play and swipe from the left edge (put your finger on the screen and move it). This will open up “Apps and Games.” In this tab you need to either update everything, or find Android System WebView and activate only its update, or update Chrome completely. The latter option is preferable, because it will reinstall not just one application, but all those that need this action.
Many people think that updates do not help anything, but this is not true. Google regularly releases patches that completely restore the functionality of system components. Therefore, all owners of Android smartphones are recommended to follow the updates on Google Play and timely update the resources of their own mobile equipment.
The fundamental part of WebView from Android allows other installed applications to show the content of a website open in the browser. This function is provided on most devices, just forgetting to update it or not doing it unknowingly, many lose the ability to fully use their gadget.
Therefore, remember the name of Android System WebView. Do not uninstall the application unintentionally, and if you see a notification that it’s time to update it, do it as soon as possible.
