In summary, you shouldn’t disable or tamper with Android System WebView as it will lead to system instability. That said, you can clear the app’s cache if it’s causing issues on your device.

Android 9.0 Pie and under rely on Google Chrome to handle webpages, and you may actually notice significant improvements in performance and battery life if you disable WebView.

The WebView app is essential to most modern Android device's operation and can't be disabled or uninstalled without consequence. It's possible to disable Android System WebView on older devices ...

Next, scroll down and tap Android System WebView, and then tap Disable. It’s worth pointing out that you can’t uninstall Android System WebView, since it’s a system app.

The just-released and latest version of Google’s mobile operating system, Android 4.4 KitKat, has made a big change to the WebView component: it is now powered by Chromium. Google says this is a ...

If your Android device is running on Android 7, 8, or 9, you can safely disable Android System WebView without worrying about consequences since Google Chrome handles WebView duties on these ...