diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/pichillilorenzo/flutter_inappwebview/webview/in_app_webview/InAppWebView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/pichillilorenzo/flutter_inappwebview/webview/in_app_webview/InAppWebView.java
index 376452eb..1cead81b 100755
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/pichillilorenzo/flutter_inappwebview/webview/in_app_webview/InAppWebView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/pichillilorenzo/flutter_inappwebview/webview/in_app_webview/InAppWebView.java
@@ -1525,7 +1525,15 @@ final public class InAppWebView extends InputAwareWebView implements InAppWebVie
                         public void run() {
                           InputMethodManager imm =
                                   (InputMethodManager) getContext().getSystemService(INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
-                          if (containerView != null && imm != null && !imm.isAcceptingText()) {
+                          boolean isAcceptingText = false;
+                          try {
+                            if (imm != null) {
+                              // imm.isAcceptingText() seems to sometimes crash on some devices
+                              isAcceptingText = imm.isAcceptingText();
+                            }
+                          } catch (Exception ignored) {
+                          }
+                          if (containerView != null && imm != null && !isAcceptingText) {
                             imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(
                                     containerView.getWindowToken(), InputMethodManager.HIDE_NOT_ALWAYS);
                           }
diff --git a/lib/src/in_app_webview/in_app_webview_controller.dart b/lib/src/in_app_webview/in_app_webview_controller.dart
index ce252146..139c29e7 100644
--- a/lib/src/in_app_webview/in_app_webview_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/src/in_app_webview/in_app_webview_controller.dart
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ class InAppWebViewController {
   ///- MacOS ([Official API - WKWebView.canGoBack](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/wkwebview/1414966-cangoback))
   Future<bool> canGoBack() async {
     Map<String, dynamic> args = <String, dynamic>{};
-    return await _channel?.invokeMethod('canGoBack', args);
+    return await _channel?.invokeMethod<bool>('canGoBack', args) ?? false;
   }
 
   ///Goes forward in the history of the WebView.
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ class InAppWebViewController {
   ///- MacOS ([Official API - WKWebView.canGoForward](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/wkwebview/1414962-cangoforward))
   Future<bool> canGoForward() async {
     Map<String, dynamic> args = <String, dynamic>{};
-    return await _channel?.invokeMethod('canGoForward', args);
+    return await _channel?.invokeMethod('canGoForward', args) ?? false;
   }
 
   ///Goes to the history item that is the number of steps away from the current item. Steps is negative if backward and positive if forward.