Exception on new WebView on Lollipop 5.1 devices

Question

I try add WebView to my activity:

WebView webView = new WebView(this);

On all devices this work fine, but on Android Lollipop 5.1 (only) devices I got exception in this line:

10-18 12:04:29.741 13131-13131/xx.xxxxxx E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: xx.xxxxxx, PID: 13131
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{xx.xxxxxx/xx.xxxxxx.activity.login.UseActivity}: android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: String resource ID #0x2040003
    at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2325)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2387)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:151)
    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1303)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5254)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:903)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:698)
        Caused by: android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: String resource ID #0x2040003
        at android.content.res.Resources.getText(Resources.java:299)
        at android.content.res.Resources.getString(Resources.java:385)
        at com.android.org.chromium.content.browser.ContentViewCore.setContainerView(ContentViewCore.java:684)
        at com.android.org.chromium.content.browser.ContentViewCore.initialize(ContentViewCore.java:608)
        at com.android.org.chromium.android_webview.AwContents.createAndInitializeContentViewCore(AwContents.java:631)
        at com.android.org.chromium.android_webview.AwContents.setNewAwContents(AwContents.java:780)
        at com.android.org.chromium.android_webview.AwContents.<init>(AwContents.java:619)
        at com.android.org.chromium.android_webview.AwContents.<init>(AwContents.java:556)
        at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium.initForReal(WebViewChromium.java:311)
        at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium.access$100(WebViewChromium.java:96)
        at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium$1.run(WebViewChromium.java:263)
        at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium$WebViewChromiumRunQueue.drainQueue(WebViewChromium.java:123)
        at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium$WebViewChromiumRunQueue$1.run(WebViewChromium.java:110)
        at com.android.org.chromium.base.ThreadUtils.runOnUiThread(ThreadUtils.java:144)
        at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium$WebViewChromiumRunQueue.addTask(WebViewChromium.java:107)
        at com.android.webview.chromium.WebViewChromium.init(WebViewChromium.java:260)
        at android.webkit.WebView.<init>(WebView.java:554)
        at android.webkit.WebView.<init>(WebView.java:489)
        at android.webkit.WebView.<init>(WebView.java:472)
        at android.webkit.WebView.<init>(WebView.java:459)
        at android.webkit.WebView.<init>(WebView.java:449)
        at xx.xxxxxx.activity.login.UseActivity.onActivityCreate(UseActivity.java:69)
        at xx.xxxxxx.activity.BaseActivity.onCreate(BaseActivity.java:148)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5990)
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1106)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2278)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2387) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:151) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1303) 
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:135) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5254) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:903) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:698)

What I'm doing wrong and what is best way for solution on Android Lollipop 5.1 devices.

yes, but why exceptions only on 5.1 devices (probably 5.1 with not installed Google Play Services or not-registered Google account on deveice)? — Tapa Save, Oct 18 '17 at 12:29
@IntelliJ Amiya, not possible at moment, this is on productions users without stats, probably in future I'll try add check google play services status — Tapa Save, Oct 18 '17 at 12:33
@Mike M., yes, creating WebView throught inflating call exception like in your link too. Seems like 5.1 WebView implementation have bug. — Tapa Save, Oct 18 '17 at 12:42
@Mike M., add 'Web View' to my strings not work for me, sorry. Need some manipulations with 'R' probably — Tapa Save, Oct 18 '17 at 13:05
Yeah, now that I think about it, that shouldn't work, 'cause the identifier - which is just an `int` - that's compiled into that `WebView` component is going to be completely different than what an identifier in your app would end up being. Sorry 'bout that. I should've thought of that to begin with. — Mike M., Oct 19 '17 at 23:05

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 25 '18 at 10:56

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This can be fixed by catching the error, and then creating the WebView with the Application context instead:

try {
    webView = new WebView(this);
}
catch (Resources.NotFoundException e) {
    // Some older devices can crash when instantiating a WebView, due to a Resources$NotFoundException
    // Creating with the application Context fixes this, but is not generally recommended for view creation
    webView = new WebView(getApplicationContext());
}

Creating Views with the Application context is generally discouraged, but is an OK fallback here.

answered Jan 25 '18 at 10:56

ronocod

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Did you find an actual solution for this ? I have a pretty big branch and on that branch webview on 5.1 doesn't work. Whereas my master branch works just fine. I have nothing changed in manifest/build gradle – Roudi Sep 17 '19 at 04:19
@ronocod Do you have any reference for this? – Manuel Oct 04 '19 at 13:17

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