'Critical Security Updates' cancelled for 939 million Android users

Google has revealed that Android smartphones and tablets running versions of the software released before 4.3 (Jellybean) will no longer be given official updates to an important part of the software, leaving 939 million devices unsecured, according to IT Pro.

The part of the Android software affected is WebView, which allows apps to display web pages without having to open other applications. Forbes describes the component as “the favored vector for attack for nearly any remote code execution vulnerability in the mobile OS.”

'Critical Security Updates' cancelled for 939 million Android users