Android is the most used operating system in the world, with billions of people who have installed it on phones, tablets, and a variety of other gadgets, and for hundreds of millions of them now comes great news. More precisely, I told you a few weeks ago about the fact that a problem that occurred in the case of some models of phones with the Android operating system will block their access to many of the websites on the Internet, but it seems that there is a solution.
Android it then entered the center of attention due to a problem with certain security certificates that will expire at the beginning of 2021, and this would have made it impossible to access some websites by phones. It seems that the company that issued those security certificates also found a solution to solve the problem, so that hundreds of millions of phones will not remain without access to many websites right from the beginning of 2021.
Android: GREAT News for HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of Phones
Android does not respect the expiration dates of HTTPS certificates used for connections, so a solution was found to extend the validity period of those that expire at the beginning of the year, without people doing anything. If those who have old versions of Android had updated their phones, then they would not have been in this situation, but as many people do not do it, or cannot do it because they do not have updates available, a solution was found of compromise now.
"We're pleased to announce that we've developed a way for older Android devices to retain the ability to visit sites that use Let's Encrypt certificates after our cross-signed intermediaries expire. In January we are not planning any more changes that could cause compatibility issues for Let's Encrypt subscribers."
Android the validity period for these certificates will be extended by no less than 3 years for all phones, so there should not be any interruption in terms of accessing the websites. The idea applied to maintain the functionality of websites on older phone models is a fairly new one, but we are still talking about a solution for Android that is meant to help a lot of people.
Android it is the only operating system affected by this situation, so that in the case of iOS, or others, there are no problems of this kind that users all over the world have to face.
