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Could they update it, though? I thought part of the reason they went to Chrome is that the AOSP browser is baked into the OS and so not updateable without updat
by ufmace 12y ago
Could they update it, though? I thought part of the reason they went to Chrome is that the AOSP browser is baked into the OS and so not updateable without updating the whole OS. So to patch it, they'd have to update the OS, but if you're doing that, then why not just move to the latest OS, which is already fixed?
- guelo 12y agoYes they can update it. Android provides an update mechanism for system apps.
- zmmmmm 12y agoThey can update the "Android Browser" app, but the flaw is in a system level component (the Android WebView). They might be able to mitigate the flaw with an update to the app, but all other applications (including any OEM shipped browser that utilises the system web view) would still be vulnerable.
- meowface 12y agoI imagine this would be fixable with an Android OS patch, no? I think this is critical enough to warrant that.
- cpeterso 12y agoChrome only supports Android 4.0+ (Ice Cream Sandwich), so people with older Android devices don't have that choice. OTOH, Firefox supports Android 2.3+ (Gingerbread). Mozilla only recently dropped Froyo support.