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System webview?
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System web view is the stripped down browser/HTML viewer that other apps use to display a web page. I think android lets you replace it but not sure
You can't change the System WebView unless you use root or an alternative Android distro that allows you to change it, like Iodé does.
The Android System WebView by Google is hardcoded into an internal list as one of the very few allowed ones.
https://www.androidauthority.com/what-is-android-system-webview-3267814/
https://iode.tech/documentation/webview/
@voxel @Bell easily solved by @GrapheneOS by using vanadium as their webview.
You can change it in developer settings on Android 15, search for "WebView implementation"
No, it only lets you change it to those whitelisted by the OS, which is by default only the Android System Webview. Maybe its AOSP variant too. On older Android versions also Chrome, I don't know if this is still the case with newer ones.
Oh ok, I changed it to Chrome Dev because the system webview couldn't update with Aurora Store, so that's why it works?
Yes.
I think you need root access to replace it. Or maybe, you need to use something like adb to uninstall the chrome based one, and install something foss like cromite's or forefox webview.
unless it's been changed it should just be in developer options "webview implementation"
It has never worked for me.
It works for me