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Status: Duplicate
Merged: issue 697382
Owner: ----
Closed: Oct 29
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EstimatedDays: ----
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OS: Android
Pri: 2
Type: Bug



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My Android system webview disabled

Reported by corrina....@gmail.com, Oct 26

Issue description

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. I've tried to enable but it won't let me
2. 
3. 

What is the expected behavior?

What went wrong?
Won't enable

Did this work before? N/A 

Chrome version: 70.0.3538.64  Channel: stable
OS Version: 700.0.3538.64
Flash Version: ?
 
You have to clear the cache for "Google Play Store" by going to your phone's settings/App Info, and then try again.
Labels: Needs-triage-Mobile
Cc: chelamcherla@chromium.org
Components: Mobile>WebView
Labels: WV-Triaged
Thanks for the report. Please follow the below steps for WebView --

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.

Thanks!!

Mergedinto: 697382
Status: Duplicate (was: Unconfirmed)
This issue is same as 697382, Hence merging into the original issue.

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