Using WebView WebGL from Android emulator

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As I understand, WebGL is only supported in WebView in Android Lollipop (updating the WebView component in the Play Store), and newer versions (no Play Store update required).

However, I have an emulator using Android 7.1.1, and WebGL is not working. http://webglreport.com says "This browser supports WebGL 1, but it is disabled or unavailable.". I have also tried an Android 6.0 emulator, with the same result.

WebGL works fine in the emulator when using Chrome, but not in a WebView.

WebGL works fine in a WebView in a physical 6.0 phone.

What could be the reason why WebGL is not working in the same emulator, when using a WebView?

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1 Answers

5
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This turns out to be a limitation of the current version of the emulator: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=229984