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846 Rust in Android: More Memory Safety, Fewer Revisions, Fewer Rollbacks, Shorter Reviews

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 11/16/2025 20:06 EDT

Rust in Android: More Memory Safety, Fewer Revisions, Fewer Rollbacks, Shorter Reviews

Android's security team published a blog post this week about their experience using Rust. Its title? "Move fast and fix things."



Last year, we wrote about why a memory safety strategy that focuses on vulnerability prevention in new code quickly yields durable and compounding gains. This year we look at how this approach isn't just fixing things, but helping us move faster.

The 2025 data continues to validate the approach, with memory safety vulnerabilities falling below 20% of total vulnerabilities fo

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