Discussion What is this Android System WebView?

[iDJ]

What is the use of Android SystemWebView? And can we safely disable it?

 

[Detective Conan]

What is the use of Android SystemWebView? And can we safely disable it?

bro , its used by browsers to display web page , it enables browser to show web version of app on browser otherwise we would be forced to use app version of site. example using this we can watch youtube videos and view different web contents within browser without the need of the app. i would suggest not to disable it as its really useful.

 

[sumitroy]

Android system WebView is basically chrome. Apps use it to display web content. Example, you get a link in SMS or any messenger app, you tap on it to open, the link opens within the app (messenger or SMS app). It will not open on your default browser to display the content. Btw, Web browsers like Google Chrome, Samsung Internet or Firefox don't use WebView, they use their own built-in engine to render pages. So, if you uninstall the WebView, it should not affect any browser. But all links you tap on any app will open in the browser.