Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Google will update stock browser Android 4.3 and lower no more – Android Planet

Google updates the stock Android browser with Android 4.3 and was lower delivered, not more. The app is by non-sealed leak increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks.

The stock Android browser is the browser with the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is supplied and Since Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the Jelly Bean versions has been added to the software. On Android 4.4 Chrome was the default browser, and Google will focus on the development of Chrome instead of the stock Android browser.

Because the development has come to a halt, the app currently has pretty much Vulnerabilities , as several security researchers report. And that’s a bad thing, because 60 percent of Android users running Jelly Bean or lower.



Stock Android Browser no longer updated

The stock Android browser running on an outdated version WebView, which is used to display pages in the browser. Meanwhile, Google has this technology been replaced by a variant Chronium where Chrome running on. According to Google, the stock browser too old to support this technology. Meanwhile, there are several hackers working to develop exploits to abuse the older browser.

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The big problem is that many manufacturers such as Samsung and LG, its own browser flour springs based on the stock Android browser from the AOSP, the basis for their Android skins. These browsers have many of the same vulnerabilities. The stock browser is often found on cheaper devices like the Aldi Wolfgang- or Hema smartphones.

Google is focused on the development of Chrome, now by many manufacturers as standard browser delivered. The obsolete stock Android browser is one of the disadvantages of the fragmentation of Android, which Google unfortunately little can and will do.

Chrome is also available for download while for devices with Android version 4.0 and higher, in total, 91.8 percent of all Android users. Our tip: disable the stock browser and use Chrome or another newer browser, such as Dolphin, Firefox or Opera

Download Chrome

Chrome is a free download for Android users. Ice Cream Sandwich or higher. The app is usually installed by default on your phone.

→ Download Chrome Google Play (free)




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