A large number of Android users have experienced continuous shutdowns of Gmail and other applications over the past few hours, and some find that breaking down Android System WebView will stop the removal of Android.
Updated 3/23: Just after 23:00 PT on Monday, Google issued a permanent solution to the problem with the crash of the app. This involves updating both Android System WebView and Chrome to version 89.0.4389.105:
Google has since confirmed that the unexpected app crash was due to a bad update of the WebView system component, which was pulled last night and replaced by the new versions mentioned above.
The company also provided a solution for rare cases on Android 10 or 11 where a manual update of WebView or Chrome ‘may not be complete’. Go to Settings> Applications & Notifications> Google Play Store> Storage & Cache> Delete Data. You can then follow the update steps, and Google will notice how this solution clears some of your Play Store settings, including parental controls and auto-update preferences.
Original 3/22: This issue starts with Android instructions warning how to “keep closing” apps. Applications that are in the background and not yet open are also affected.
If this error affects your device, all Android applications using the WebView system component will be responsible for displaying web content and will be updated with Chrome every few weeks. These include Gmail – which is currently being hacked by many users – and many other third-party applications. Google has acknowledged the email problem and is actively working on a solution. Users are advised to visit the web interface:
“We are aware of an issue with WebView that is causing some apps on Android to crash. We are currently fully validating the scope and a correction is currently underway. ‘- Google Spokesman
The immediate solution to this problem involves finding the Play Store list for Android System WebView by visiting this link directly, or by going to the “My Apps and Games” page, scrolling to the left to the “Installed” tab, and scroll down – this should be one of the first apps. Then tap “Remove” and confirm with the prompt that appears.
If for some reason it does not work, go another way of systems go to System Settings> Applications & Notifications> See all applications> Android System WebView> tap on the three-point overflow menu in the top right corner> Remove updates> OK . These instructions are for Android 11 on Pixel phones, but should be a similar process on other OS versions and OEM devices.
If you follow these steps, the series of accidents with Samsung support must be stopped recommended same action today. It does not affect all users, but it is quite widespread on Pixel and other devices.
Google seems to have built in a bad update of Android System WebView. While this particular version is buggy, it is important to keep WebView on the latest version for security solutions once the issue is resolved.
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