PlatformException(recreating_view, trying to create an already created view, view id: '0', null)

[grove86dipesh]

Current Behavior

I have issue facing on hot restart, while I click on hot restart same page without any click or page change.
I have used "flutter_inappwebview: ^6.1.5". First time launch the app everything is work fine but, when i click on hot restart that time this error facing.

Steps with code example to reproduce

Steps with code example to reproduce

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter_inappwebview/flutter_inappwebview.dart';

class WebViewWidget extends StatefulWidget {
  const WebViewWidget({super.key});

  @override
  State<WebViewWidget> createState() => _WebViewWidgetState();
}

class _WebViewWidgetState extends State<WebViewWidget> {
  final GlobalKey webViewKey = GlobalKey();

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return SizedBox(
      child: InAppWebView(
        key: webViewKey,
        onWebViewCreated: (controller) {
          controller.loadUrl(
              urlRequest: URLRequest(
                  url: WebUri(
                      "https://inappwebview.dev/docs/webview/in-app-webview")));
        },
      ),
    );
  }

  @override
  void dispose() {
    debugPrint("WebViewPage dispose called.");
    super.dispose();
  }
}

Stacktrace/Logs

Stacktrace/Logs

[ERROR:flutter/runtime/dart_vm_initializer.cc(40)] Unhandled Exception: PlatformException(recreating_view, trying to create an already created view, view id: '0', null)
#0      StandardMethodCodec.decodeEnvelope (package:flutter/src/services/message_codecs.dart:646:7)
#1      MethodChannel._invokeMethod (package:flutter/src/services/platform_channel.dart:334:18)
<asynchronous suspension>
#2      PlatformViewsService.initUiKitView (package:flutter/src/services/platform_views.dart:248:5)
<asynchronous suspension>
#3      _DarwinViewState._createNewUiKitView (package:flutter/src/widgets/platform_view.dart:921:36)
<asynchronous suspension>

Flutter version

v3.27.2

Operating System, Device-specific and/or Tool

Flutter doctor

/Users/dipeshjethwa/flutter/bin/flutter doctor --verbose
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.27.2, on macOS 15.2 24C101 darwin-arm64, locale en-IN)
• Flutter version 3.27.2 on channel stable at /Users/dipeshjethwa/flutter
• Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
• Framework revision 68415ad1d9 (3 days ago), 2025-01-13 10:22:03 -0800
• Engine revision e672b006cb
• Dart version 3.6.1
• DevTools version 2.40.2

[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 35.0.0)
• Android SDK at /Users/dipeshjethwa/Library/Android/sdk
• Platform android-35, build-tools 35.0.0
• ANDROID_HOME = /Users/dipeshjethwa/Library/Android/sdk
• Java binary at: /Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jbr/Contents/Home/bin/java
• Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.11+0-17.0.11b1207.24-11852314)
• All Android licenses accepted.

[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 16.2)
• Xcode at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
• Build 16C5032a
• CocoaPods version 1.16.2

[✓] Chrome - develop for the web
• Chrome at /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome

[✓] Android Studio (version 2024.1)
• Android Studio at /Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents
• Flutter plugin can be installed from:
🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9212-flutter
• Dart plugin can be installed from:
🔨 https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6351-dart
• Java version OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 17.0.11+0-17.0.11b1207.24-11852314)

[✓] Connected device (5 available)
• iPhone XR (mobile) • 00008020-0006111C2EBB002E • ios • iOS 18.1.1 22B91
• iPhone 16 Pro Max (mobile) • B54FE8C6-4409-4786-A839-B741E66304A6 • ios • com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-2 (simulator)
• macOS (desktop) • macos • darwin-arm64 • macOS 15.2 24C101 darwin-arm64
• Mac Designed for iPad (desktop) • mac-designed-for-ipad • darwin • macOS 15.2 24C101 darwin-arm64
• Chrome (web) • chrome • web-javascript • Google Chrome 131.0.6778.206

[✓] Network resources
• All expected network resources are available.

• No issues found!
Process finished with exit code 0

Plugin version

v6.1.5

Additional information

No response

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[Klim-Karma]

The same thing happens to me on flutter_inappwebview: ^6.0.0 and Flutter v3.27.1, Xcode 15.4.

[yanweimin7]

same with me

[imwilliamxy]

I'm having the same problem.

[grove86dipesh]

@pichillilorenzo did you check this issue?

[grove86dipesh]

@zz1521 , Please check my sample code. I already added global key on sample code. but, issue facing on hot reload.

[lllyin]

same with me

flutter_inappwebview: ^6.1.5

Flutter (Channel stable, 3.29.0, on macOS 14.5 23F79 darwin-arm64, locale
    en-US)

[PaulAllanSturm]

I'm relatively certain this is a regression that was introduced in Flutter 3.25. See flutter/flutter#163935

It would be instructive if someone downgraded to Flutter 3.24 and could say if that fixes this problem.

[lllyin]

Fixed 🎉 flutter/flutter#164456