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WebView uses Chrome as of 4.4 as well. Also many apps that use WebView show only their own content in it. There are only a couple apps that show user specified
by lnanek2 12y ago
WebView uses Chrome as of 4.4 as well. Also many apps that use WebView show only their own content in it. There are only a couple apps that show user specified content in app via WebView, like Reddit and HN.
Even if I were to go back to the old Internet app instead of Chrome, this bug is irrelevant to me since I use an app for GMail, Twitter, Facebook and anything else important. I can't remember the last time I used the mobile browser for anything that matters.
- fulafel 12y agoIt's still a copy of the browser code that comes with the base OS, even if it dodges the bullet on this bug. The Chromium-based WebView doesn't receive updates like the Chrome app so will generally contain unpatched vulnerabilities, so the system level issue remains. (Note that the rare-to-nonexsistent OS updates are still a problem, this WebView issue nonwithstanding. They are running old vulnerable Linux kernels which compromises the app sandbox)
- paulirish 12y ago> The Chromium-based WebView doesn't receive updates like the Chrome app We hope to see that change very soon. http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/11/12/google-says-working-automatically-updating-androids-chromium-based-webview-just-like-chrome/ http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/11/12/google-says-working-...