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Tuesday, May 6, 2025 2:30:00 PM

Android 16 WebView User-Agent Reduction: What Developers Need to Know

This blog outlines a key privacy change coming with Android 16: User-Agent (UA) Reduction for Android WebView. Apps using WebView will no longer reliably detect device models or OS versions, which could impact analytics, targeting, and content optimization.