This component is pre-installed on your device and should be kept up to date to ensure you have the latest security updates and other bug fixes,' Google explains. 'Android WebView is a system component powered by Chrome that allows Android apps to display web content. The bug mainly affected apps that relied on Google's WebView for rendering web pages inside the application.ĪLSO READ: Google's Password Checkup tool alerts you about hacked passwords
'This is a catastrophe, our users' data are being deleted as they receive the update,' wrote one user on Chromium bug page.Īccording to reports, the update didn't migrate the storage properly after the Chrome 79 roll-out. Earlier, Google had to pause the Chrome 79 update after several Android users and developers complained about losing in-app data.