New Android System WebView tips

Android WebView is a Android System WebView system component powered by Chrome that allows Android apps to display web content. This Android System WebView component is pre-installed on your device and should be kept up to date to ensure you have the latest security Android System WebView updates and other bug fixes

Android WebView allows your app to open up web pages within your app without leaving your app. You wud have see a brower like thing appearing when you direct open a link after searching in Google search bar and also while Android System WebView opening a link from hike or some other app. It's same as chrome but is a mini browser . This mechanism is what webview offers. So if u delete it you will miss these features!!!! Android webview is controlling Android System WebView default web component. That's used by non browser app. usually when application need to open web-Android System WebView based content.

After kitkat, Android System WebView Android System WebView google added android webview that replacing default android in app browser (android.widget.webview class) into chrome based webview. this made google easily maintaining android in app browser Android System WebView due inability of google to maintain older android device browser security.

For example, Android System WebView if you app needs to have access to news rss, you can use WebView to pull the links and allows app users to read the news without leaving your app.

So basically, Android System WebView through the apps update mechanism, google can update the control which Android System WebView enables you to view web pages inside Android apps.