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CHROME’S DATA-DELETING BUG: MILLIONS COULD BE AFFECTED, BUT A FIX IS ON THE WAY

A SOLUTION IS ON THE WAY.

A bug in Google Chrome has caused havoc this week by apparently deleting data in other apps, but Google is working on a fix.

The problem arose when some Android devices were updated to Chrome 79. While the browser itself worked fine, web data suddenly vanished from other apps that rely on Chrome’s WebView component. Google responded quickly by slamming the brakes on the update while it investigated.

HUAWEI P40 SET FOR LATE-MARCH LAUNCH, WITH A ‘NEVER SEEN’ DESIGN

BUT AVAILABILITY REMAINS UNKNOWN.

It always seemed likely that the Huawei

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