Google Fixes Bug in Chrome for Android Causing Data Loss, Update Now

Google has released today a new update to its Chrome for Android web browser to address several issues reported by users, including the bug that would cause data loss on users' devices.

Earlier this week, numerous users who updated the Google Chrome web browser in their Android devices to the latest Chrome 79 release, which landed last week for all supported platforms, reported data loss issues with several apps after installing the update.

It would appear that the data loss issue was caused by a bug in the WebView component, which is being used by many Android apps, but according to Google, the data was not lost, but only hidden, and it will be made visible in apps once users will update Chrome for Android to the latest release.

"WebView bug fix: Resolves an issue in WebView where some users’ app data was not visib...