Update (8:26 PM ET): Google has confirmed the issue and its link to the WebView app. According to a spokesperson, "We are aware of an issue with WebView causing some apps on Android to crash.

You should not disable Android System WebView as many apps rely on it to display web-based content, including emails in Gmail. If you disable it, you may notice silent crashes in many apps.

Assuming you still have those versions of Android running on your phone, here’s what you can do to disable System WebView. First, go to Settings > Apps/Application > More > Show system.Next ...

Android WebView App Crashes Promised To Never Happen Again By JC Torres April 20, 2021 10:04 pm EST An odd bug last month saw random Android apps crashing left and right for seemingly no reason at ...

More specifically, Android 15 is locking part of the trichrome library that WebView uses into memory. When app processes are locked into memory, the OS deprioritizes killing them when it needs to ...

A large number of Android users over the past few hours have been encountering continuous Gmail and other app shutdowns, with some finding that uninstalling Android System WebView will stop the ...

You can find its options by navigating to Settings > Apps > See all apps and selecting "Android System WebView." Here, you can disable the service, force-stop it, or reset its data.

9to5Google has reported that the Android System WebView component crashing Android users’ apps now has a permanent fix. On March 22 a lot of Android users were having problems with continuous ...