WebView throws InflateException on android 5.0

Issue

After upgrading to "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.0.2" and "com.google.android.material:material:1.1.0-beta01" the WebView crashes on devices with Android 5.0 and throws this exeption android.view.InflateException

Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #9: Error inflating class android.webkit.WebView

How can I fix it?

Solution

As explained here, this issue is due to the this revision. It affects Lollipop devices with webview version<50. Use the following code as a solution.

override fun applyOverrideConfiguration(overrideConfiguration: Configuration?) {
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT in 21..25 && (resources.configuration.uiMode == AppConstants.appContext.resources.configuration.uiMode)) {
                return
        }
        super.applyOverrideConfiguration(overrideConfiguration)
}

Answered By - A R Mythili Saran