android Failed to load WebView provider: No WebView installed

Question

Recently, we've started seeing this new entry in our crashlytics which says that android can't find the webview package on the device.

Here's the full stacktrace (classes from our source code have been replaced with ..... :

 Fatal Exception: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #139: Binary XML file line #139: Error inflating class <unknown>

Caused by android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #139: Error inflating class <unknown>

Caused by java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
       at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance0(Constructor.java)
       at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:430)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:645)
       at g.a.a.a.d.a(SourceFile:211)
       at g.a.a.a.d.a(SourceFile:20)
       at g.a.a.a.d$a.onCreateView(SourceFile:302)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater$FactoryMerger.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:189)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:777)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:727)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:858)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:861)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:861)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:861)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:518)
       at g.a.a.a.d.inflate(SourceFile:60)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:426)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:377)
       at ......(SourceFile:148)
       at ......(SourceFile:119)
       at ......(SourceFile:28)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.a(SourceFile:1034)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.a(SourceFile:1182)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.c(SourceFile:1116)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.onMeasure(SourceFile:1642)
       at ....(SourceFile:27)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1705)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:797)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:657)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.widget.ScrollView.measureChildWithMargins(ScrollView.java:1320)
       at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:214)
       at android.widget.ScrollView.onMeasure(ScrollView.java:345)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1705)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:797)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:657)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.onMeasure(SourceFile:1658)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.widget.RelativeLayout.measureChildHorizontal(RelativeLayout.java:825)
       at android.widget.RelativeLayout.onMeasure(RelativeLayout.java:511)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout.onMeasure(SourceFile:1081)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:214)
       at android.support.v7.widget.ContentFrameLayout.onMeasure(SourceFile:139)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1705)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:797)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:657)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:214)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1705)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:797)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:657)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:214)
       at com.android.internal.policy.DecorView.onMeasure(DecorView.java:716)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performMeasure(ViewRootImpl.java:2659)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl.measureHierarchy(ViewRootImpl.java:1600)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:1873)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:1485)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:7078)
       at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:910)
       at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:712)
       at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:646)
       at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:896)
       at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:836)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:103)
       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:203)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6369)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1088)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:949)
Caused by android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: android.webkit.WebViewFactory$MissingWebViewPackageException: Failed to load WebView provider: No WebView installed
       at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getProviderClass(WebViewFactory.java:395)
       at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getProvider(WebViewFactory.java:194)
       at android.webkit.WebView.getFactory(WebView.java:2592)
       at android.webkit.WebView.findAddress(WebView.java:1958)
       at android.text.util.Linkify.gatherMapLinks(Linkify.java:599)
       at android.text.util.Linkify.addLinks(Linkify.java:287)
       at android.widget.TextView.setText(TextView.java:4474)
       at android.widget.TextView.setText(TextView.java:4395)
       at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:1472)
       at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:727)
       at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:723)
       at me.grantland.widget.AutofitTextView.<init>(SourceFile:25)
       at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance0(Constructor.java)
       at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:430)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:645)
       at g.a.a.a.d.a(SourceFile:211)
       at g.a.a.a.d.a(SourceFile:20)
       at g.a.a.a.d$a.onCreateView(SourceFile:302)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater$FactoryMerger.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:189)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:777)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:727)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:858)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:861)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:861)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:861)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:518)
       at g.a.a.a.d.inflate(SourceFile:60)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:426)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:377)
       at ....(SourceFile:148)
       at ....(SourceFile:119)
       at ....(SourceFile:28)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.a(SourceFile:1034)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.a(SourceFile:1182)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.c(SourceFile:1116)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.onMeasure(SourceFile:1642)
       at ....(SourceFile:27)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1705)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:797)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:657)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.widget.ScrollView.measureChildWithMargins(ScrollView.java:1320)
       at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:214)
       at android.widget.ScrollView.onMeasure(ScrollView.java:345)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1705)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:797)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:657)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.onMeasure(SourceFile:1658)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.widget.RelativeLayout.measureChildHorizontal(RelativeLayout.java:825)
       at android.widget.RelativeLayout.onMeasure(RelativeLayout.java:511)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout.onMeasure(SourceFile:1081)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:214)
       at android.support.v7.widget.ContentFrameLayout.onMeasure(SourceFile:139)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1705)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:797)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:657)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:214)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1705)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:797)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:657)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:214)
       at com.android.internal.policy.DecorView.onMeasure(DecorView.java:716)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performMeasure(ViewRootImpl.java:2659)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl.measureHierarchy(ViewRootImpl.java:1600)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:1873)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:1485)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:7078)
       at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:910)
       at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:712)
       at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:646)
       at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:896)
       at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:836)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:103)
       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:203)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6369)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1088)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:949)
Caused by android.webkit.WebViewFactory$MissingWebViewPackageException: Failed to load WebView provider: No WebView installed
       at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getWebViewContextAndSetProvider(WebViewFactory.java:294)
       at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getProviderClass(WebViewFactory.java:354)
       at android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getProvider(WebViewFactory.java:194)
       at android.webkit.WebView.getFactory(WebView.java:2592)
       at android.webkit.WebView.findAddress(WebView.java:1958)
       at android.text.util.Linkify.gatherMapLinks(Linkify.java:599)
       at android.text.util.Linkify.addLinks(Linkify.java:287)
       at android.widget.TextView.setText(TextView.java:4474)
       at android.widget.TextView.setText(TextView.java:4395)
       at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:1472)
       at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:727)
       at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:723)
       at me.grantland.widget.AutofitTextView.<init>(SourceFile:25)
       at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance0(Constructor.java)
       at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:430)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:645)
       at g.a.a.a.d.a(SourceFile:211)
       at g.a.a.a.d.a(SourceFile:20)
       at g.a.a.a.d$a.onCreateView(SourceFile:302)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater$FactoryMerger.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:189)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:777)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:727)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:858)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:861)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:861)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:861)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflateChildren(LayoutInflater.java:821)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:518)
       at g.a.a.a.d.inflate(SourceFile:60)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:426)
       at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:377)
       at ....(SourceFile:148)
       at ....(SourceFile:119)
       at ....(SourceFile:28)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.a(SourceFile:1034)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.a(SourceFile:1182)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.c(SourceFile:1116)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.onMeasure(SourceFile:1642)
       at ....(SourceFile:27)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1705)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:797)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:657)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.widget.ScrollView.measureChildWithMargins(ScrollView.java:1320)
       at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:214)
       at android.widget.ScrollView.onMeasure(ScrollView.java:345)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1705)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:797)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:657)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.onMeasure(SourceFile:1658)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.widget.RelativeLayout.measureChildHorizontal(RelativeLayout.java:825)
       at android.widget.RelativeLayout.onMeasure(RelativeLayout.java:511)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout.onMeasure(SourceFile:1081)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:214)
       at android.support.v7.widget.ContentFrameLayout.onMeasure(SourceFile:139)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1705)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:797)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:657)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:214)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1705)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:797)
       at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:657)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:6249)
       at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:214)
       at com.android.internal.policy.DecorView.onMeasure(DecorView.java:716)
       at android.view.View.measure(View.java:20234)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performMeasure(ViewRootImpl.java:2659)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl.measureHierarchy(ViewRootImpl.java:1600)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:1873)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:1485)
       at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:7078)
       at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:910)
       at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:712)
       at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:646)
       at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:896)
       at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:836)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:103)
       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:203)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6369)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1088)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:949)

We are seeing this on :

Android versions : 5,6,7

Devices Manufacturers: Lenovo, oneplus, samsung, motorola

And, the devices are not rooted.

After searching for a while, I am not able to find any appropriate cause (and handling) for this. Went through this question also but it doesn't have any solution.

Please help.

Edit : This is happening for a lot of our users, so I can't go and tell everyone to check/install webiew from the play store. Is there a better solution for this?

The webview isn't installed. Install it from Google Play ([link](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.webview)) — Zoe, Sep 05 '17 at 07:12
yeah, but I am not converned only about my device. This crash is happening on a lot of devices of our users and its pain to go and ask each one of them that they should install the webview. I think there ought to be a better solution for this. — Yash, Sep 05 '17 at 07:23
I am seeing the same issue for one of my Cordova app. I have no idea how to reproduce that issue because I do not have those devices that my app users hav — Rohit Singh, Dec 01 '21 at 21:54
This issue according to my crashlytics is not restricted to any device group or os group, happening for anyone — Vikas Pandey, Dec 01 '22 at 12:12

score 40 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 30 '18 at 11:37

40

I figured out a probable problem here. As we know that webview has been shipping as a separate app from android 5.0, it may be the case that at the time my view is being inflated, the webview package is being updated by the os and therefore it can't find the webview pacakge for those few moments. I know it's a very borderline case but

as I can see, the crash is happening on only >= 5.0 devices which support this hypothesis
it's very hard to believe that all such devices don't have webview installed. As a matter of fact, I tried uninstalling the system and chrome packages from my device but still the app doesn't crash.

So here's what I did (hacky solution but prevents crashes):

try {
        // the inflating code that's causing the crash 

    } catch (Exception e) {
        if (e.getMessage() != null && e.getMessage().contains("webview")) {
            // If the system failed to inflate this view because of the WebView (which could
            // be one of several types of exceptions), it likely means that the system WebView
            // is either not present (unlikely) OR in the process of being updated (also unlikely).
            // It's unlikely but we have been receiving a lot of crashes.
            // In this case, show the user a message and finish the activity
        }
    }

Basically nothing but handling that exception. No rocket science there.

edited Oct 30 '18 at 11:37

Omar HossamEldin

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answered Sep 17 '17 at 16:14

Yash

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The reason makes sense but I am still surprised Android would have such issue. Thanks. – Damon Oct 30 '17 at 00:08
yeah, agree with that ! – Yash Oct 30 '17 at 05:21
for my case which using EmojiTextView, the app even not go in catch part and crashes! – Amir Hossein Ghasemi Mar 18 '18 at 21:13
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In my case issue happens on "setContentVIew" on onCreate(), what should I do @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.weblayout); //View initializations below } – Shyam Sunder Apr 03 '18 at 20:01
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I agree with Author and Shyam Sunder. If your layout has a TextView with parameter android:autoLink="all" ("web", etc.) and text contains some kind of hiperlink, you'll see a crash during inflating the View with exception like: caused by android.util.AndroidRuntimeException: android.content.pm.PackageManager$NameNotFoundException: com.google.android.webview. Still happens – Sergio Jun 29 '18 at 09:51
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My message contains "WebView" not the lowercase "webview" – Marlon May 04 '19 at 05:55
if we are using a open source library what is an example of "the inflating code thats causing the crash" would it be where the webview is being intitalized ? – isJulian00 Jul 20 '19 at 08:16
will it crash just from being declared as a class object above onCreate() or only once were actually using it ? – isJulian00 Jul 20 '19 at 09:16
Is there a way to reproduce this crash in Android emulator? – Rohit Singh Dec 02 '21 at 18:02

Jude Osbert K · Answer 2 · 2021-07-09T13:01:08.670

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I faced the same issue in Android 12. I opened the Android System Webiew in my Play Store app and uninstalled it. After it was uninstalled I enabled it by clicking on the Enable button. That worked for me.

edited Jul 09 '21 at 13:01

answered Jul 05 '21 at 09:11

Jude Osbert K

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THANK YOU! I've had this issue with Android 12 since the first beta and this finally solved the crash on launch of my app, which used react-native-webview. – Justin Stanley Jul 08 '21 at 21:08
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But how will you do that in User's device? – Rohit Singh Dec 01 '21 at 21:57

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 18 '18 at 14:44

Please refer to this issue.

Workaround

try {
    super.setText(spannableStringBuilder, type);
} catch (Exception e) {
    // WebView is not installed in some devices by default, Linkify.MAP_ADDRESSES causes the exception
    if (e.getMessage().contains("webview")){
        setAutoLinkMask(Linkify.WEB_URLS | Linkify.EMAIL_ADDRESSES | Linkify.PHONE_NUMBERS);
    }
    super.setText(spannableStringBuilder, type);
}

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 21 '19 at 10:39

My exception is

android.webkit.WebViewFactory$MissingWebViewPackageException

Failed to load WebView provider: No WebView installed

detail stack is:

java.lang.RuntimeException:Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{cn.trinea.android.developertools/a.a.aa}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #16: Binary XML file line #16: Error inflating class a.a.ab
android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2665)
......
android.webkit.WebViewFactory$MissingWebViewPackageException:Failed to load WebView provider: No WebView installed
android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getWebViewContextAndSetProvider(WebViewFactory.java:270)
android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getProviderClass(WebViewFactory.java:330)
android.webkit.WebViewFactory.getProvider(WebViewFactory.java:194)
android.webkit.WebView.getFactory(WebView.java:2325)
android.webkit.WebView.ensureProviderCreated(WebView.java:2320)
 android.webkit.WebView.setOverScrollMode(WebView.java:2379)
 android.view.View.<init>(View.java:4023)
 android.view.View.<init>(View.java:4146)
 android.view.ViewGroup.<init>(ViewGroup.java:579)
 android.widget.AbsoluteLayout.<init>(AbsoluteLayout.java:55)
 android.webkit.WebView.<init>(WebView.java:627)
 android.webkit.WebView.<init>(WebView.java:572)
 android.webkit.WebView.<init>(WebView.java:555)
 android.webkit.WebView.<init>(WebView.java:542)

solution is

public class MyWebView extends WebView {

    @Override
    public void setOverScrollMode(int mode) {
        try {
            super.setOverScrollMode(mode);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            if (e.getMessage() != null && e.getMessage().contains("Failed to load WebView provider: No WebView installed")) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            } else {
                throw e;
            }
        }
    }
}

This doesn't solve the source of the exception; you're just swallowing the exception and preventing your app from crashing. Your webview code will still not work as expected, and this shouldn't be treated as a solution to the original problem. — Mitch Ware, Oct 07 '22 at 20:42

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Mar 10 '20 at 11:54

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According to the TextView's sourceCode

if (mAutoLinkMask != 0) {
    ...
    if (Linkify.addLinks(s2, mAutoLinkMask)) {
        ...
    }
}

The textview with android:autoLink property will call Linkify.addLinks (reaches the method of WebView finally) and cause the crash.

So, we can remove the android:autoLink property and realize with other way to fix the problem.

edited Mar 10 '20 at 11:54

Sergey Glotov

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answered Apr 25 '19 at 03:28

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It's better to put the solution here as an answer instead of an external link. That would make this a better answer. External links may break which could make this one a low quality answer. – Towkir Apr 25 '19 at 03:48

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