How to update webview?

[Dr. Lawrence]

Dears,

I had install the Chrome (version 72) in Android x86 image (8.1.2), the Chrome app is working fine and the website https://www.whatismybrowser.com/ shows the Chrome version is 72. 

But I found in an app using the Android webview api, the Chrome version is 61 in the website https://www.whatismybrowser.com/.

I had some problem with the web page rendering in Chrome engine 61 but it is ok in 72.

Please give me some help.

How can I config the system webview api for using the Chrome version 72 not 61.

Or how to update the system webview?

many thanks for your help

[Drew Simkins]

If you add the webview apk much like you would any other application you can then add an entry into frameworks/base/core/res/res/xml/config_webview_packages.xml that refers to it. I believe it uses the first entry as the default webview, with others being available as options within Developer Options.

[Luis Fernando]

You could replace the stock webview with Bromite Webview by following this https://github.com/bromite/bromite/wiki/Installing-SystemWebView
If you need specifically v72 you can find it here https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases/tag/72.0.3626.120