Google explained the reason for the conservation of vulnerability in the “old” version of Android – Ferra

Google has explained why will not eliminate vulnerable smartphones running operating system below Android 4.4. According to Adrian Ludwig – head of division Google, responsible for security in the operating system Android – the length of the code affecting the bug is 5 million rows. Moreover, the changes in this code may not be safe. On this Ludwig wrote in a message to the social network Google +.

At the same time, the expert advises all owners of the smartphone operating system Android 4.4 below simply install the Chrome browser or Firefox, which are free to download from Google Play Store. Two of these browsers have their own content and renderers are frequently updated. If users will use the latest versions of these browsers, you will be able to protect themselves from the current and future challenges.

Recall that the flaw affects approximately 939 million mobile devices running Android. The problem lies in the component WebView, which is used in versions up to Android 4.4 KitKat for rendering web content.