It uses the Chromium engine. If an app fails to render content specifically on this version, it's often due to a mismatch between the CSS/JS features supported by that specific build and your code.
It is normal for this component to take up a few hundred megabytes of space as it caches web data to make internal app browsing faster. 4. Technical Context for Developers If you are a developer seeing this in a crash log:
If you are seeing this on a device log, a storage folder, or an app list, 1. What is Android System WebView?
Android System WebView is a smaller version of the Chrome browser that allows Android apps to display web content without opening a separate browser app. For example, when you click a link inside Facebook, Twitter, or a banking app and the page opens inside that app, WebView is what’s powering that experience. 2. Why the "ph" Prefix?