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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by seb1204 on Friday September 18, 2026 @09:38PM (#49762484)
Not denying than many engineers work on Chrome just wondering how many of them work on Chrome features that are anti pattern, reducing privacy, improving information collection or tracking or against users interest in broad.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by StilesCrisis on Friday September 18, 2026 @10:49PM (#49762833)
You can just look at the commit stream and see for yourself. Despite community pearl-clutching, 99% of the work is just good old fashioned software engineering.
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