Question WebView Crashing Bixby

[kraven001]

Lately I've been getting these WebView crashes related to Bixby Voice. WebView version is: 113.0.5672.162.

Does anyone have any ideea why the issue appears and any potential fix (besides constantly uninstalling the WebView update)?

 

[raul6]

got the same webview version, no crashes. how does it crashes on yours, doing what?

 

[kraven001]

Something like this, but Bixby voice.

 

[raul6]

Maybe mi home is not compatible for some reason. I'm using nova

 

[marquelito]

I got that error too, but with Facebook Messenger, Discord, Notion, Coda and other country-related apps.
Ive read that this error can appear by different webview versions for different users: default user, private folder, dual apps, etc. But Notting worked so far, its been a month or so from the first time it happened. Read also that in other time, this was google error in some binaries or wtv.

If someone have a solution share it please

 

[marquelito]

Lately I've been getting these WebView crashes related to Bixby Voice. WebView version is: 113.0.5672.162.

Does anyone have any ideea why the issue appears and any potential fix (besides constantly uninstalling the WebView update)?

Are you on stock rom?

 

[kraven001]

Maybe mi home is not compatible for some reason. I'm using nova

A note 10+ in the household has the same Mi version but a different WebView (a smaller point release) and no such errors.

I am at a loss how to "debug this further", it's simply annoying since it pops up randomly, and the bixby one even stops the camera - I was at a sports event and just closed the camera mid filming.....

 

[kraven001]

Are you on stock rom?

Yes, stock, latest version available for me. This started randomly.

I tried the dev options and installed the beta and dev versions, but didn't really fix it.

The odd thing is that it fails randomly, sometimes for Bixby, sometimes for Google, the only constant is MiHome.

I will probably end up resetting the phone, but it's a hustle to set up things again (e.g. eSIM reinstall).

 

[kraven001]

Maybe mi home is not compatible for some reason. I'm using nova

Mi Home controls my vacuum, bulbs and a home camera. It's not related to launcher.

 

[kraven001]

I got that error too, but with Facebook Messenger, Discord, Notion, Coda and other country-related apps.
Ive read that this error can appear by different webview versions for different users: default user, private folder, dual apps, etc. But Notting worked so far, its been a month or so from the first time it happened. Read also that in other time, this was google error in some binaries or wtv.

If someone have a solution share it please

Got issues with Fb Messenger also, but they stopped happening, no idea why.

 

[marquelito]

Yes, stock, latest version available for me. This started randomly.

I tried the dev options and installed the beta and dev versions, but didn't really fix it.

The odd thing is that it fails randomly, sometimes for Bixby, sometimes for Google, the only constant is MiHome.

I will probably end up resetting the phone, but it's a hustle to set up things again (e.g. eSIM reinstall).

Ok so its not rom related, im on beyondrom. I got that since the Abril update. Maybe is really google related i will look for the article ive read. Its temporary solved by going to playstore and uninstall webview updates. And dont let it update.
At least the warning will stop and not pop up during other apps use. Its what im doing

 

[kraven001]

Ok so its not rom related, im on beyondrom. I got that since the Abril update. Maybe is really google related i will look for the article ive read. Its temporary solved by going to playstore and uninstall webview updates. And dont let it update.
At least the warning will stop and not pop up during other apps use. Its what im doing

Yeah, that's the workaround. The default version seems to not have the issue. I've been doing that, but still puzzling. Maybe June Update or some Google play updates will fix it. One can hope ....

 

[marquelito]

Yeah, that's the workaround. The default version seems to not have the issue. I've been doing that, but still puzzling. Maybe June Update or some Google play updates will fix it. One can hope ....

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[kraven001]

Speaking of the devil

 

[kraven001]

Google explains why WebView crashed Android apps last month and upcoming mitigations

Following Android users worldwide experiencing repeated app crashes last month, Google today explained what led WebView to...

9to5google.com

and

Android system Webview update is crashing apps on my S22 Ultra - Android Enterprise Community

No idea how to install this in the secure partition. I suppose it's secure folder. But web view (non beta) is installed by default.

 

[kraven001]

Reverted webview to 112 and that seems to work just fine as before. Guess something got broken somewhre after 112 and it affects some apps and their implmentation.

 

[kraven001]

I have factory reset the phone, and re-installed apps and so on. With the latest version of WebView I don't get any more crashes (it was crashing before the reset).

Seems that's one way to solve it. Full reset ... a nuissance to restore all accounts, cards, etc.

 

[leonborin]

Samsung prompted to uninstall the latest Webview update because detected some apps are crashing including Discord.

In addition, apps such as Discord may crash on startup unless the cache is cleared manually from settings.

Update: 114.0.5735.131 still crashing some apps.

Example screenshot on Android 13 (One UI 5.1)

I already made feedback to Google own forum to no avail. Previously made feedback somewhere on Reddit but the subreddit I was posted undergoing protest by made subreddit private indefinitely.

Then I found out something Google changed in version 113 there:
In WebView 113.0.5656.0 and later, this is enabled automatically if the app is declared as android:debuggable="true" in its manifest; otherwise, the default is false

Webview Documentation

 

[leonborin]

Someone found out possible culprit. A thirdparty theming app called repainter might be causing webview issues. However reinstall and reapply a theme in repainter seems to solve the issue.

Update: I have to complete disable the theming in "Repainter" app and apply the stock One UI theme (for my case I also need to uninstall any _Hex apps/plugins since I have to revert to stock theming). Then reboot the device and try to update webview again. Later will update whether these can fix the crashing problem.

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