Google has resumed distributing updates to its browser for the Android platform. Now users can install Chrome 79 without fear of it affecting other applications. Let us remind you that the distribution of updates for the browser began several days ago, but due to problems that arose, it was .
The developers took this step after numerous complaints from users who reported that after installing Chrome 79 on their devices, data was lost in other applications that use the WebView system component in their work. The developers explained that the update does not erase data from the deviceβs memory, but makes it βinvisible,β but this does not make it any easier for users.
The developers announced that the Chrome browser update will be available for all Android devices this week. After installing the update package, all data from applications that use the WebView component will again be available to users. Thus, the developers were able to quickly understand the situation, solve the problem and release the appropriate update.
βThe Chrome 79 mobile browser update for Android devices has been paused after an issue was discovered with the WebView component that resulted in some users' app data being unavailable. This data has not been lost and will be available again in applications when the fix is ββdelivered to user devices. This will happen this week. We apologize for the inconvenience,β said a Google representative, commenting on the issue.
Source: 3dnews.ru