Android 4.4 Need to install default SMS application to mitigate malware problems

Source: Internet
Author: User
Keywords SMS Application
Phoenix Science and technology news Beijing time October 15, according to the Science and technology website TheNextWeb reported that Google today announced news: Android 4.4 (Kit Kat, KAT) will introduce the concept of default SMS application, users can choose in the system settings. Also, the new version exposes the application programming interface (API) for easy development. Google mentions that many Android app developers use hidden programming interfaces to develop text messaging applications. Hiding means that these programming interfaces may be modified or removed, and it is also impossible to test whether the application is compatible with the new device, as you can see that Google is trying to prevent developers from developing their own SMS applications. In Android4.4, Google will try to put all the text applications on the same page. It is rumored that Kit Kat system will be equipped with SMS function of the group chat application. If the rumors are true, this application will hopefully become the system default. Taking into account the current platform, there are many through the use of advanced SMS application of the theft of SMS message procedures, this will also alleviate the malware problem on the Android system. In addition, Google also asked the Android developers to "as soon as possible" upgrade their developed applications. The company mentioned that it would "ASAP (soon)" Provide the Android4.4 Software Development Kit (SDK) to facilitate developers to compile and test. (Compiling/twilight into Snow)
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