New Chrome update for Android fixes vulnerabilities, brings sandboxing

Google has rolled out the first post-beta update for its Chrome browser for the Android platform. The update addresses various security issues and brings improvements for Chrome’s sandboxing technology, besides fixing other moderate bugs. The update is for devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and later. Chrome is available only for devices running Android 4.0 Ice cream Sandwich and later, and if you're looking to get this update, hit up Google's Play Store.Chrome’s sandbox technology helps ensure malicious mobile websites are contained and do not impact the entire browser. A post on the Google Chrome blog by software engineer Jay Civelli states that this is made possible by “the innovative multi-process architecture in Chrome for Android, in conjunction with Android’s User ID (UID) isolation technology”. He adds that Jelly Bean devices would automatically use this more in-depth sandboxing technology.Click here for full story