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But for now we still have to deal with all of the different browser and Webviews. Google could even bring the Webview to older versions of Android.

If only it could be updated through the Play Store, just like Google Play Services. Updates to the Webview still require an update of the whole OS – which means that we will many different versions for years to come. Unfortunately this fix is just for Android 4.4 and up and not earlier versions.

The irony is that Google also saw this problem and tried to fix it with the new Chromium based Webview. Unfortunately they did this by themselves and did not cooperate with Google to improve the Webview for everybody. The devices makers saw their browsers fall behind with standards support and needed to do something. There are still devices being sold with Android 2.3 today. Even worse, even new devices are being sold with old versions of the OS, including an old versions of the Webview. And unfortunately not every device gets updates. Part of the problem is that the Webview is updated when the OS is updated. In my opinion the problem exists because the WebKit based Webview was not developed as quickly as the webstandards evolved, which I though was always a bit peculiar because Google is a company that embodies the web. This is a real problem for web developers and one that unfortunately cannot be fixed on the short term. I’d like to address some of them below.įirst of all it never was my intention make fun of Android. Yesterday I posted a slideshow on Twitter and got many comments and questions.