106.0.5249.227

Tip

Prefer the official Android System WebView by Google LLC on Android 6 (API 23) and newer.
Prefer the official Android System WebView by Google LLC or Google Chrome on Android 7 (API 24) and newer.

Note

Prebuilt APKs are limited to Android 4.4–6 (API 19–23).

Full Changelog: 106.0.5249.226...106.0.5249.227

Fixed

• Dev UI now works on Kitkat.
• WebView can now be loaded on Android 5.0 (API 21) (since 106.0.5249.227).

Known issues

• HW rendering on htc Desire 601 running Android 4.4 with Adreno (TM) 305 isn't stable. Ditto Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. Other devices with the same GPU may be affected too.
• HW rendering on Lenovo TB3-X70F running Android 6 with Mali-T720 isn't stable. Other devices with the same GPU may be affected too. This has been broken in the official WebView build since M90. Chrome isn't affected.

106.0.5249.226

Tip

Prefer the official Android System WebView by Google LLC on Android 6 (API 23) and newer.
Prefer the official Android System WebView by Google LLC or Google Chrome on Android 7 (API 24) and newer.

Full Changelog: 106.0.5249.225...106.0.5249.226

Added

• WebView M106 APK can now be installed on API 19-22. This requires using a custom Android WebView loader.

Fixed

• Support legacy MultiDex in WebView APK, which allows running the debug build on Kitkat.
• Apply EOS propagation workaround for OMX.rk.video_decoder.avc on API < 26, just like ExoPlayer does.
• Adreno-specific GPU workarounds may now match more devices.

Known issues

• HW rendering on htc Desire 601 running Android 4.4 with Adreno (TM) 305 isn't stable. Ditto Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. Other devices with the same GPU may be affected too.
• HW rendering on Lenovo TB3-X70F running Android 6 with Mali-T720 isn't stable. Other devices with the same GPU may be affected too. This has been broken in the official build since M90.

See also

• PSA: Android 6.0 Marshmallow support is now deprecated in the Chromium code base
• PSA: Support for Android Lollipop is deprecated in the Chromium code base
• PSA: Android KitKat Support is now deprecated in the Chromium code base

81.0.4044.161

Prebuilt APKs are limited to Android 4.4 (API 19-20). For Android 5 (API 21+) use official Android WebView by Google LLC.

Full Changelog: 81.0.4044.160...81.0.4044.161

Fixed

• Backport heap: Limit V8 ArrayBuffer allocation to half of available virtual memory size
• Backport aw: Fix gpu memory leak on detach
• Backport Set EnableSharedImageForWebview enabled by default
• Backport Always use source texture in EGL SharedImage.
• Clean up Kitkat-related crashes
• Support MultiDex in WebView APK, which allows running debug build on Kitkat
• Apply EOS propagation workaround for OMX.rk.video_decoder.avc on API < 26, just like ExoPlayer does
• SW rendering now works on Kitkat

81.0.4044.160

Prebuilt APKs are limited to Android 4.4 (API 19-20). For Android 5 (API 21+) use official Android WebView by Google LLC.

Full Changelog: 81.0.4044.156...81.0.4044.160

Added

• WebView APK can now be installed on API 19-20. This requires a custom Android WebView loader.

Fixed

• Hardware H.264 codec on rk3188 SoC no longer crashes the render process when switching video resolution.