Uninstalling com.google.android.webview breaks K-9 Mail

[aritorhamo]

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (MediaTek): \<phone model>

Describe the issue Just for information, when I uninstall com.google.android.webview, K-9 Mail stops working properly. The program launches and lists messages, but when I try to open a message, the program crashes. I tried installing org.bromite.webview as a substitute, but it didn't help. With com.google.android.webview present, K-9 Mail works flawlessly.

Android version: 6.0 (can't upgrade) MIUI version: Global 10.2.1.0

[wh1ter0z3]

You can't normally use bromite webview as an alternative to Google's webview, use magisk module to install bromite webview if you're rooted. Yes k9 mail client is based on webview so it basically crashes when there is no webview (to check which webview's are available or being used, goto developer options and see webview) The webview which can be used by almost all Android OS normally is by Google(Chrome, Canary, Android webview) other than that nothing will work unless you use xposed module or magisk module. Xposed module can help you install any webview. If you don't want to root then there's nothing you can do to change the webview to bromite. It's a very common sense thing in Android. It's requested to close this issue because it's not the fault of this tool.

[aritorhamo]

You can't normally use bromite webview as an alternative to Google's webview

Oh, that's good to know. The description on the UAD package list actually contradicts that piece of information. It presents org.bromite.webview as an alternative to com.google.android.webview. That's why I tried it in the first place. Here’s what the description says:

Bromite is open-source, privacy oriented Webview replacement: https://www.bromite.org/system_web_view

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use magisk module to install bromite webview if you're rooted

The webview which can be used by almost all Android OS normally is by Google(Chrome, Canary, Android webview) other than that nothing will work unless you use xposed module or magisk module. Xposed module can help you install any webview.

Do I understand the above right that Bromite Webview will work, if it’s installed right, using xposed or magisk? This is all pretty new to me...

If you don't want to root then there's nothing you can do to change the webview to bromite.

I’d like to root, but I can’t do it on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (MediaTek version). At least I tried to do it years ago, but (if I remember right) Xiaomi wanted those who want to do it to identify themselves by sending their phone number to Xiaomi. Xiaomi would then send a code with which to enable root. I haven’t looked into the matter again after that, but perhaps there are new ways (not depending on Xiaomi’s good will) to do that.

to check which webview's are available or being used, goto developer options and see webview

I don’t seem to have that item on my Android’s developer options. Perhaps it's because my Android version is so old, (6.0, and apparently can’t be upgraded)?

It's requested to close this issue because it's not the fault of this tool.

I opened this issue because of the partly and potentially misleading package description on the package list of the UAD. Perhaps it would be good to change the description first (if developers agree that it's a good idea), and then close this issue?

Thanks for useful information and advice!

[rodrigo7373]

You can't normally use bromite webview as an alternative to Google's webview

Oh, that's good to know. The description on the UAD package list actually contradicts that piece of information. It presents org.bromite.webview as an alternative to com.google.android.webview. That's why I tried it in the first place. Here’s what the description says:

Bromite is open-source, privacy oriented Webview replacement: https://www.bromite.org/system_web_view

.........

use magisk module to install bromite webview if you're rooted

The webview which can be used by almost all Android OS normally is by Google(Chrome, Canary, Android webview) other than that nothing will work unless you use xposed module or magisk module. Xposed module can help you install any webview.

Do I understand the above right that Bromite Webview will work, if it’s installed right, using xposed or magisk? This is all pretty new to me...

If you don't want to root then there's nothing you can do to change the webview to bromite.

I’d like to root, but I can’t do it on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 (MediaTek version). At least I tried to do it years ago, but (if I remember right) Xiaomi wanted those who want to do it to identify themselves by sending their phone number to Xiaomi. Xiaomi would then send a code with which to enable root. I haven’t looked into the matter again after that, but perhaps there are new ways (not depending on Xiaomi’s good will) to do that.

to check which webview's are available or being used, goto developer options and see webview

I don’t seem to have that item on my Android’s developer options. Perhaps it's because my Android version is so old, (6.0, and apparently can’t be upgraded)?

It's requested to close this issue because it's not the fault of this tool.

I opened this issue because of the partly and potentially misleading package description on the package list of the UAD. Perhaps it would be good to change the description first (if developers agree that it's a good idea), and then close this issue?

Thanks for useful information and advice!

I've come here because of the same issue. That description is very misleading, because I lost acess to my VPN app and important parts of my bank app.

[Obegg]

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