Android System WebView Dev - View web content

Android WebView is a system component pre-installed by Google that enables Android applications to showcase web content. There is a Dev version of the WebView which receives weekly updates.

Using Guide

Explore web content seamlessly within your Android apps using Android System WebView Dev, an essential system component. This iteration brings the latest developer updates on a weekly basis, ensuring an improved web experience with cutting-edge functionalities. Enhance app usage with this robust and constantly evolving feature, designed to make mobile interactions smoother and more integrated. Embrace the advantage of new web technologies and optimizations, all within the familiar interface of favorite Android applications.

Enjoy a more interactive and immersive web experience, as this essential tool enables enhanced functionality within numerous Android applications. Stay up-to-date with the rapid advancements in web tech, and experience increased compatibility and performance improvements without any hassle.

Provide feedback and contribute to the development process of this component, as collective user input helps shape an even better web environment for Android users. The team behind the component is dedicated to ensuring a high-quality performance, with frequent updates and responsive support. Explore the benefits of a seamlessly integrated web on Android, perfected for both developers and end-users alike.

Android 10 and later (Q, R, etc.) - Dev and Canary channel

Dev and Canary channels must be downloaded and installed as separate apps, but only one must be chosen to provide the system's WebView implementation at any given time.

WebView pre-release channels are independent of Chrome in Android 10 and later. Chrome can no longer be used as a WebView implementation in Android 10 and later.

1. Download a pre-release channel of WebView from the play store, available here:

    WebView Beta may be installed either through this method or through the streamlined approach mentioned above. Installing through this method will automatically install WebView DevTools.

    WebView Dev

    WebView Canary

2. Follow the steps to enable Android's developer options menu

3. Choose Developer Options > WebView implementation (see figure)

4. Choose the channel that you would like to use for WebView

5. Bonus: you'll also now see an icon for your chosen WebView channel in the list of apps. You can use this app to report bugs, toggle experimental features, and much more! See the WebView DevTools user guide for more details.

Returning to stable WebView

1. To return to WebView stable, select “Android System WebView” again in the WebView implementation menu