an investigation, we identified that the issue was related to a recent update to the WebView system app.

Repeat the steps above to update WebView and Chrome.

Note that doing this will clear some of your Play Store settings like parental controls, auto-update preferences, etc.

Tap Apps & notifications > Google Play Store > Storage & cache > Clear storage.

The community manager's blog post said that a manual update of WebView or Chrome may fail to complete in 'some rare cases.' If that happens, follow these steps: Updating Android System WebView and Google Chrome via Google Play should now resolve the issue for all users.'

Please rest assured that system reliability is a top priority at Google, and we are making continuous improvements to make our systems better.

In a statement on Tuesday, Google said it was resolved, adding: 'We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. Updates posted to its status dashboard suggested reports first emerged late on March 22 and had been affecting a 'significant subset of users.' It noted any affected users were still able to use the desktop Gmail version instead of the Android app. said in a support blog that was published on Tuesday. 'Google Play will soon download the update to these apps on affected devices, or you can update manually to resolve the issue immediately,' a Google community manager named Deepak S.

If it doesn't say 'Update,' skip this step. To manually update Android System WebView and Google Chrome now: Some devices don't have WebView pre-installed and should only only need to update Chrome. Gmail March 24, 2021Īccording to Google, there are some simple steps mobile users can take to restore their Gmail access until a full patch is rolled out to all Android users at a later date.īoth Android System WebView-a component powered by Chrome that allows Android apps to display web content-and Google Chrome need to be updated. Updating Android System WebView and/or Google Chrome via Google Play should resolve the issue if your device is still affected.

We apologize for the inconvenience and the issue should now be fixed.

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