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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by teekert on Saturday September 19, 2026 @01:44AM (#49763675)
Thats a long time for a critical security patch to land (like this one [0], although it looks like it has been fixed now, at least in their alpha channel, which is annoying (not their fault) because we really need this patch).

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4974151

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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by fluidcruft on Saturday September 19, 2026 @09:43AM (#49766557)
That link has nothing to do with android or google or graphene or security patches whatsoever.
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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by teekert on Saturday September 19, 2026 @10:24AM (#49766826)
Oops, a 0 was dropped: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49741510
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