Bug forces Google to stop roll out of new Chrome version – Quick wrap

A glitch in Chrome 79 that wipes out data in certain apps has forced Google to stop its rollout till the latter understand what has gone wrong.

Google pauses Chrome 79 rollout on Android after bug wipes data in some apps – Android Police

Chrome 79 started rolling out on desktop and mobile platforms a few days ago. Unfortunately, a bug has cropped up that wipes data in certain apps that use Android’s built-in WebView, which has riled up both developers and regular users.

You might be wondering, “how the heck can a Chrome bug erase data in other apps?” Well, on most recent versions of Android, Chrome acts as the system’s WebView — the component that renders web pages inside of apps. When you log in with a web page inside an app, or use browsers like DuckDuckGo that lack their own internal rendering engine, Chrome is responsible for loading that content. Some Android apps actually run entirely inside WebView, such as applications built with Apache Cordova (PhoneGap) or packaged web apps like Twitter Lite.

Link: https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/12/15/google-pauses-chrome-79-rollout-on-android-after-bug-wipes-data-in-some-apps/

via: Android Police