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No change to logic, only documentation. The Google URL shortener is going away: https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/. This replaces a goo.gl with the new preferred link for filing WebView bugs. The old link had a custom template defined in URL query parameters: the same text has since been codified as a proper buganizer template (and updated for readability), so we can also simplify the link by just pointing to the new template. Bug: None Test: N/A Change-Id: I1bf7dafb7acdca5cf6f96d690e6644e4e6437965 Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/5742173 Reviewed-by: Adam Walls <avvall@chromium.org> Auto-Submit: Nate Fischer <ntfschr@chromium.org> Commit-Queue: Adam Walls <avvall@chromium.org> Cr-Commit-Position: refs/heads/main@{#1333147}
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# FAQ for WebView Users
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[TOC]
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## What is WebView?
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WebView is a [system component of Android][1] which enables the apps you use to
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show content from the web. Most apps you use every day use WebView in some way.
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## How can I give feedback or report a bug?
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Let us know what you think and help improve WebView for everyone on Android.
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Any WebView-related bugs can be filed
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[here](https://issues.chromium.org/issues/new?component=1456456&template=1923373).
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## How can I contact the WebView development team?
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You can reach out to the team through the [android-webview-dev Google group][2].
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## Why do I need to update WebView?
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WebView needs regular security updates just like your browser. We release a new
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version every 6 weeks to make sure you stay safe while using apps on your phone.
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## What’s the relationship between WebView and Chrome?
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WebView is built on top of the open source Chromium project, but it doesn’t
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share any data with Google Chrome.
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In Android 7, 8, and 9 (Nougat/Oreo/Pie), WebView is built into Chrome. Because
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they share so much underlying code, this saves space and memory on your device.
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They still don’t share any data, however, and you can disable Google Chrome at
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any time without impairing your device. When Chrome is disabled, WebView will
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switch to a standalone version which isn't combined with Chrome.
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In Android 10 (Q), WebView and Chrome still share most of their code to save
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space and memory on your device, but now simply appear as two separate apps and
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there is no longer any special behaviour when disabling Chrome.
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## Are Chrome features like Sync or Data Saver available in WebView?
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No. Although WebView and Chrome share a package in Android N, O, and P, they
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don’t share data and Chrome-specific features like Sync and Data-Saver aren’t
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available inside of WebView.
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## What happens if I disable WebView?
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We don't recommend that you disable WebView on your device. Apps which use
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WebView are likely to crash or malfunction, and you won't receive important
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security updates.
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If WebView is already disabled on your device and cannot be enabled, that is
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normal: when Chrome is being used as the WebView implementation, the separate
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WebView package is automatically disabled to avoid downloading redundant
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updates. You never need to manually enable or disable WebView.
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[1]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html
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[2]: https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!forum/android-webview-dev
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