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What is Android system Webview App and is it ok to Disable it?

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What is Android system Webview App and is it ok to Disable it?

what is android system webview on Android? And What is the basic function of the system webview app on your App? Is the app harmful? Can you uninstall it? Well, there are lots of questions we gonna answer in the article. So, let's know all About Android System Web view and it's functions and uses on Android phone.

Android System Webview

You might have noticed an “Android System Webview” app on your app update screen on the Android play store. But, you might have wondered whether you should uninstall or disable this or let it stay on your mobile.

If your Android is running on Nougat or a higher version of Android, then you may notice this Android system Webview under the app update section as the app was hidden in the earlier version of Android. The app is also used by AppLinker.

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Android System WebView is a built-in web browser engine on Android which helps the apps to open the web pages within the app itself.

This is used by the apps on Android to open any external web link within the app without looking for any web browser on Android devices.

This WebKit engine is built using the open-source browser resources called chromium which is capable to open the web pages like other web browsers Chrome and Opera.

When you click on a web link on an app like Facebook and Reddit, the Android System WebView helps the app to open the URL within the app without looking for an external web browser on Android devices.

You can locate the system webview app by navigating to Settings> Application Manager>system apps.

 

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