Applications no longer open on Android? (Resolution / March 2021)

Millions of users with Android smartphones these days encountered problems with opening and running several applications. From social media applications such as Facebook, Instagram to mail applications (Gmail), navigation applications (Waze), all were affected on Android. Most affected phones are Samsung, but problems have also been reported on Huawei (Android), LG, Motorola, Xiaomi.

The "symptoms" are simple. Applications that opened without problems and could be run, now they don't open anymore. Even if the device is restarted. It is known that many Android problems are solved after a simple restart. Unfortunately, not in this situation.

It is certain that the component responsible for this collapse of Android applications is the "Android System WebView". After a recent update, this component has blocked users from accessing several applications.
System WebView is the pre-installed component on all Android phones, through which developers can display web pages in their applications.

Google recently announced that it has come up with an update to fix the bug in the previous version, but many users have complained that the update Android system WebView remains blocked.

The solution in this scenario is as simple as possible. Go to the application manager and uninstall Android System WebView. After this component is uninstalled, everything will return to normal, and applications such as Waze, Gmail, Facebook, Instragram and others will open and run without problems.

It was initially thought to be a security vulnerability discovered in late 2020 on Qualcomm chipsets. Vulnerability and allowed the corruption of the memory following an incorrect validation of the entries on the graphic component of the Qualcomm chip.