The document discusses the history and architecture of Android's WebView. It describes how WebView has transitioned from using a custom WebKit implementation to being based on the Chromium rendering engine. It also summarizes the threading models of Chrome and WebView and explains how rendering occurs in two phases of painting and compositing layers.
The document discusses the history and architecture of Android's WebView. It describes how WebView has transitioned from using a custom WebKit implementation to being based on the Chromium rendering engine. It also summarizes the threading models of Chrome and WebView and explains how rendering occurs in two phases of painting and compositing layers.