Android WebView

Android WebView is an Android system component for displaying web content. WebView (and the related Android classes) are implemented by the code in the //android_webview/ folder.

This directory contains the Android WebView implementation, as well as the implementation for the Jetpack Webkit library.

Overview for Chromium team members and contributors

Please see WebView Architecture.

Want to use WebView in an Android app?

Please consult our API documentation and app development guides:

• Android Frameworks classes
• Jetpack Webkit library
• Development guides

Want to build and install WebView on a device?

See our Chromium developer documentation.

Public mailing lists

• android-webview-dev@chromium.org: external discussion group for WebView developers and interested community members.
• android-webview-reviews@chromium.org: subscribe to code reviews affecting Android WebView code.