How to make applications compatible with android 5.1 (POS devices

I have an application I built in Ionic and Capacitor. The application runs well on Android 7+. The application is a point of sale and most devices that are made for Point of Sale are android v5.1. The app shows a blank screen after splash screen on these devices. Thorough digging shows that the Problem is the webview. Its outdated in Android 5.1. I have tried Crosswalk but the Cordova plugin is not supported in Capacitor.

Kindly assist with any solution to this. I can settle for a way to update the webview the device provided it doesnt have playstore. A way to run the application is some sort of container. Embeding any custom Web view. Any other solution that works.

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