Applications no longer open on Android? (Resolution / March 2021)
A bug affected applications on millions of phones Android
Millions of smartphone users Android they welcomed these days proproblems with opening and running multiple applications. From social applications like Facebook, Instagram to mail applications (Gmail), navigation applications (Waze), all have been affected on Android. Most affected phones are Samsung, however prothe problems were also reported on Huawei (Android), LG, Motorola, Xiaomi.
The "symptoms" are simple. Applications that opened without problemishes and could be rolled, now they don't open. Even if the device is restarted. It is known that many prothose problems Android it is solved after a simple restart. Unfortunately, not in this situation.
It is certain that she is responsible for this application crash Android is the component "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 phones Android, 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 Web View 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 prostated 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.