Recent Update Crashes Android Apps

Recent Update Crashes Android Apps

An update to some component in Android causes some apps to crash consistently when you use them. Google is working on a solution.

 

The problem is in the Android System WebView component. This allows apps to display web content. Think of the Gmail app, which in practice is mainly a refined web view of your mailbox.

Google tells The Verge that it is aware of the problem and is working on a solution. A tip that is circulating is to remove the latest update.

Samsung, among others, recommends this approach on Twitter, followed by a restart.

Since this morning, the problem should be solved anyway: if you suffer from crashing apps, it is recommended to install the most recent version of WebView.

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