TL; DR: Our mobile app began experiencing problems previously this month. The bug was triggered by a beta variation of the Android System WebView element. This has actually been repaired in the current variation launched by Google on the Play Store, v139.0.7258.51 from July 23. You can download it from this link.
The very first reports of the concerns followed Android’s July 2025 Google System Update. For a minimal variety of users, our mobile app did not show material in picture mode (although it did operate in landscape orientation). We reported the bug to Google, which without delay launched a repaired variation of the part. If you have actually been having this problem, you can download the most recent beta variation by hand from the link above.
This is what a few of our users saw with the pestered WebView beta
If you do not see an “Update” button, attempt uninstalling the element initially then re-installing it– that need to set up the most recent variation. If you simply uninstall the beta variation, then you will briefly be running the steady variation rather. This will not avoid future beta variations from being set up instantly, however, as you will still be registered in the beta channel.
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You might wish to pull out of the beta channel for the WebView element to prevent facing future bugs like this one– specifically if you registered for it mistakenly (as we comprehend a few of our users did). Pulling out can be done utilizing this link (you need to see a screen like the one above).
Keep in mind: users who were not running the WebView beta were not impacted and do not require to do anything. This is not related to the beta variation of the GSMArena app.