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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

7 years of Android: A painful journey to world dominance

Exactly seven years ago to the day (September 23rd), Google, after much speculation, finally lifted the lid on its secret project, one which would go onto change the mobile world. Despite the rumors, it wasn’t a brand new smartphone – it was so much more. What it brought to the table was a completely new operating system, which would, in just a few years, become the most dominant force in themobile and smartphone market. Its name? Android.
However, it has to be said that all that success didn’t happen without some notable security glitches and slips along the way, and a few of the most notable ones have been quite recent, in fact. To begin then, let’s go back to the summer of 2013 when a gaping security hole, know as the Android Master Key exploit, was revealed.


7 years of Android: A painful journey to world dominance

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