Google defends policy to abandon security fixes on Android versions older than KitKat

Charlee Gothard
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Is Android finally too fragmented to keep supporting earlier WebKit builds?

Google has defended its decision to stop providing patches for versions of essential software used in versions of Android previous to 4.4 "KitKat". This effectively leaves Android 4.3 and earlier s...

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