The latest Android 12 Beta has been pretty solid and stable so far. Heck, I’m running it on the Pixel 5 without any major issues to speak of, but some who have updated to Android 12 Beta 1 have encountered random app crashes, and WebView could be causing the problem.
A few months ago, we saw a large chunk of Android users experience constant app crashes, all of which were due to an issue with Android System WebView. It seems that WebView is also at the heart of some sporadic issues that some people have experienced with app crashes on the latest version of Android 12 Beta 1 (via Piunikaweb).
This bug appears to have affected a small number of people running the beta of the latest Android operating system, with app crashes being the most severe in Google apps like Gmail. A Google IssueTracker thread saw a slew of responses from frustrated Pixel owners. Google posted a response saying the reports had been passed to the development team.
This has been fixed after uninstalling and reinstalling (activating) the web view from the playstore. All apps seem to be working fine now.
However, some subsequent thread responses found a temporary fix. They suggest that if you are using Android 12 Beta 1 and see random app crashes and issues, just turn off Android System WebView and then turn it back on. It’s a good, easy fix that isn’t too difficult to replicate on your own device. You can find it in Settings> Apps> All apps> Android System WebView> Disable> Accept pop-up> Enable.
So if you are using Android 12 Beta 1 and you are frustrated then this little WebView tip should have you enjoying the latest OS experience again in no time, at least until an update resolves it correctly.
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