**I noted that my phone ran quite warm under these issues even though I was not charging it. People seem to be reporting the same thing so it is definitely not just coincidence**
FYI I've been experiencing multiple apps crashing on my Galaxy S10 but others are reporting it on other Samsung and OnePlus devices. It turns out you need to uninstall Android System Webview from the Google Play Store, which reverts it back to an older (safer) version where we can wait for a more stable update. My phone was perfectly fine about 6 hours ago but began experiencing instant app crashes/crashes on choosing specific options in-app. Would also have several pop-ups saying background app has crashed or is using more battery/data than expected.
Apps others and myself have reported to crash:
Samsung Email
TikTok
Samsung Pay
Yahoo Finance
MyTelus
OneDrive
Samsung Members (couldn't even post this before uninstalling Webview)
SmartThings
Flipboard Briefing
Gmail
IMDB
Yahoo Mail
Ring Doorbell
Mail.com App
Google App
Swedbank
Samsung Calendar
Evil Apples
#DRIVE
Traffix 3D
HSBC Mobile
Fitbit
DuckDuckGo
Pandora
Google Maps
Tumblr
OkCupid
Samsung Galaxy Store
Snapchat
Samsung Health
Duolingo
YouTube
Facebook
Imgur
Outlook
Google Play Store
Norton 360
Accuweather
LinkedIn
Amazon
Upday
Google Chrome
Trebuchet Launcher
Paypal
Relay
KIK
Binance
iFruit App
The Score
ESPN
Viber
Discord
1weather
Instagram
Samsung Internet
Google Authenticator
Twitter
Reddit
(Default) SMS Messenger App
Hotmail
All4
The Irish Times
Genshin Impact
Clash of Clans
Angry Birds
Questrade
Wells Fargo
Venmo
AOL
Microsoft News
Webull
Google Play Books
Hilton Honors
Chase Banking
Facebook Messenger
Textra
TD Bank
Pokemon Go
Funimation
Clash Royale
Castbox
MyTesla
Podcast
Prime Video
Audible
Speed Test
Quora
Avast Anti-virus
Smartnews
Libby
Joey
Convert It
Tournament Challenge
Xbox Controller
TradingView
Dashlane
NTV
Pebble
Alarm Clock Xtreme
Canvas
Microsoft Office Apps
Bleacher Report
Team Snap
CIBC Mobile Banking
Cisco Webex Meetings
Devices others have reported issues on:
Galaxy A3
Galaxy A5 2017
Galaxy A10e
Galaxy A21s
Galaxy A50
Galaxy A51
Galaxy A70
Galaxy A71
Galaxy A90 5G
Galaxy J7 2017
Galaxy J8
Galaxy Tab A 2019
Galaxy Tab S2
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
Galaxy S7
Galaxy S7 Edge
Galaxy S8
Galaxy S8+
Galaxy Note 8
Galaxy S9
Galaxy S9+
Galaxy Note 9
Galaxy S10e
Galaxy S10
Galaxy S10+
Galaxy Note 10+
Galaxy S20
Galaxy S20+
Galaxy S20+ 5G
Galaxy S20FE
Galaxy S20FE 5G
Galaxy S20 Ultra
Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Galaxy S21
Galaxy S21 5G
Galaxy S21+
Galaxy S21 Ultra
Galaxy X Cover Pro
Galaxy Z Flip
Galaxy Z Fold 2
Google Pixel XL
Google Pixel 2
Google Pixel 2 XL
Google Pixel 3
Google Pixel 3 XL
Google Pixel 4A
Google Pixel 4A 5G
Google Pixel 4 XL
Google Pixel 5
OnePlus 5
OnePlus 5T
OnePlus 6
OnePlus 7 Pro
OnePlus 8
OnePlus 8T
OnePlus 8 Pro
LG G5
LG G7 ThinQ
LG G8
LG V40 ThinQ
LG Wing
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Oppo 8 Pro
Oppo R15 Pro
Motorola Moto Z2 Play
Motorola Moto X4
Motorola Razor 2020
Sony Xperia XZ Premium
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Xiaomi Mi 9
Asus ROG 2
HTC U11
Realme 7 Pro
Updating Webview again seemed to bring the problems back for some apps (did not extensively bother to test everything), but I've had no issues with uninstalling Webview to an older version, nor had anymore crashes.
Hopefully this helps someone!
EDIT: For those still struggling to get their phone to work AND have already either disabled/uninstalled Webview, try the same process with Chrome (Webview is powered by Chrome). I only had to uninstall Webview by searching it in the Google Play Store and my problems were immediately resolved.
Uninstalling Android System Webview restored phone to normal operation. My blood pressure is returning to normal now too. THANK YOU for the fix/answer!
Thank you for posting! I have been trying to figure out what was going on with my phone for a couple of hours. Uninstalled and all seems back to normal. Thanks again!
Easiest method would be to search for "Android System Webview" in the Google Play Store. Otherwise, you may need to go into Settings/Apps/Filter and sort:"Show System Apps" and uninstall from there.
We apologize for the inconvenience, this seems to be an issue with Google. This can be fixed by uninstalling the updates of the Android Web view as shared by AW1228,
Please follow the below steps:
Open Settings >> Appps >> Android web view >> Menu (3 dots on top) >> Uninstall updates.
Thanks AW1228 for sharing this information with our Community Members.
