App will not open- "This app requires a WebView to work"

[ioogithub]

Which version of floccus are you using?

5.5.2

How many bookmarks do you have, roughly?

n/a

Are you using other means to sync bookmarks in parallel to floccus?

No

Sync method

WebDAV

Which browser are you using? In case you are using the phone App, specify the Android or iOS version and device please.

n/a

Which version of Nextcloud Bookmarks are you using? (if relevant)

n/a

Which version of Nextcloud? (if relevant)

n/a

What kind of WebDAV server are you using? (if relevant)

n/a

Describe the Bug

The app will not start. When the app is launched a grey screen is displayed with white text:

"This app requires a WebView to work"

Nothing else is displayed, no other text or graphics.

If I close the app and start it again, occasionally it will crash immediately (1 in 10 tries). Otherwise only the "This app requires a WebView to work" screen is displayed.

On the phone under Settings-Developer options, WebView implementation is:

Android System WebView
124.0.6367.82

I tried older version of Floccus as well, always the same result. Are you hardcoded looking for a specific webview version? All other apps on the phone that use webview work as expected. Only Floccus will not start.

Expected Behavior

Floccus will start as expected.

To Reproduce

1. Open Floccus.

Debug log provided

• I have provided a debug log file

[github-actions]

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[marcelklehr]

Hi @ioogithub
Thanks for reporting this! What is your Android version?

Floccus uses the capacitor framework which has the following to say about web views:

API 23+ (Android 6 or later) is supported, which represents around 99% of the Android market. Capacitor requires an Android WebView with Chrome version 60 or later. On Android 6, and 10+ Capacitor uses the Android System WebView. On Android 7-9, Google Chrome provides the WebView.