Android – WebView language changes abruptly on Android 7.0 and above

Ted Hopp’s answer managed to solve the problem, but he didn’t address the question of why this occurs. The reason is the changes made to the WebView class and its support package in Android 7.0. Background: Android’s WebView is built using WebKit. While it was originally a part of AOSP, from KitKat onwards a decision … Read more