ISSUE 10 • ANDROID ADVISOR 33
Protect Android from
the latest threats
To keep your device safe from threats such as WebView
you also need to keep it up to date. Here's how
A
WebView bug that could allow a hacker
to take control of a device and a ects 60
percent of Android phones and Android
tablets will not be patched by Google. You can takes
steps to fi x the problem yourself, however.
WebView is part of the tech used to render web
pages in devices running Android 4.3 and lower, and
a major bug within it means it could be exploited
by a hacker wanting to take control of your device.
From Android 4.4 onward the WebKit rendering