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

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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.

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