Are your mobile apps, including GMAIL, c******g every time? Here is how to fix it

On Monday, March 22, Android app users were left frustrated after it became almost impossible to access the apps as they would shut down erratically.

Some of the apps that were affected are Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Livescore, among others.

Google said in a statement on Tuesday, March 23 that the problem stemmed from their WebView feature on Google Play Store.

A Google spokesperson told multiple publications: “We are aware of an issue with WebView causing some apps on Android to crash. We are currently working to fully validate the scope and a fix is in progress.”

The bug seemed to impact all Android apps that use the WebView system component.

Google apparently pushed out a bad update to WebView, resulting in Android app crashes.

Some users found removing the latest WebView update or uninstalling WebView ridded them of the problem.

Samsung’s official US support Twitter account also recommended removing the update.

If removing the update doesn’t work for you, try uninstalling WebView. To do that, head to the Google Play Store > My Apps & Games > Installed. Android System WebView should appear in this list of installed apps. Tap on it and hit uninstall. You should then reboot your Android device for the best results.

Google advised you reinstall the latest version of WebView once it fixed the issue. It’s an important component that lets apps display web pages.

Meanwhile, if you’re trying to access Gmail, you should use the desktop interface for the time being. The company acknowledged the problem with Gmail on Android on the Google Workspace status page.

On Wednesday, however, Google announced it had fixed the apps-crashing problem.

The company said updating Android System WebView and Google Chrome via Google Play Store should now resolve the issue for all users.

The Play Store listing for WebView shows Google has pushed out a new version of the apps (ver. 89.0.4389.105). Chrome has also received an update today (Wednesday, March 24).

It is unclear whether this fixes problems with other Android app crashes as well.

-Additional reporting by androidauthority.com-