In Android N the WebView and Chrome packages were combined in order to reduce the update size for users. Updating Chrome also updates WebView. This means that in the Play store the WebView package will appear to be permanently disabled. The Play store WebView entry is only relevant for users with older operating systems, and users who have decided to disable Chrome.

If you need, or are being asked by an application, to update WebView, the action you should take now is to UPDATE CHROME. This should resolve any issues you are currently experiencing.

We would also like to understand what led you to file this bug so that we can reduce the number of users experiencing this issue and work with application developers to direct users to the correct Play store page.

If an application has directed you to update WebView, and sent you to the WebView page in the Play store to do so, please comment on this bug to tell us which application did so.

Finally, if updating Chrome does not stop the application from redirecting you to the Play store, please also provide that information on this bug.

Thank you very much for great info! 

Actually this matter appeared while trying to learn a bit more about my phone, no app problem. It also say that I'm a "beta tester" in the play store, therefore I felt I had to ask why it is disabled. 

Thanks again! 

Thomas Andersson 

We also made changes to how the beta program works in N.

If you want to remain a webview beta tester (and thanks for being one in the past!) then you can install chrome beta, and select that as the webview provider in developer settings.