Some of the GSMArena Android app users encountered a bug, do this if you are affected
The first reports of the issues came after Android's July 2025 Google System Update. For a limited number of users, our mobile app did not display content in portrait mode (although it did work in landscape orientation). We reported the bug to Google, which promptly released a fixed version of the component. If you have been having this issue, you can download the latest beta version manually from the link above.
This is what some of our users saw with the bugged WebView beta
If you don't see an 'Update' button, try uninstalling the component first then reinstalling it – that should install the latest version. If you just uninstall the beta version, then you will temporarily be running the stable version instead. This won't prevent future beta versions from being installed automatically, though, as you will still be enrolled in the beta channel.
You may want to opt out of the beta channel for the WebView component to avoid running into future bugs like this one – especially if you signed up for it accidentally (as we understand some of our users did). Opting out can be done using this link (you should see a screen like the one above).
Note: users who were not running the WebView beta were not affected and don't need to do anything. Also, this is not related to the beta version of the GSMArena app.
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