From the mail bag: Is Android affected by the recent Java security issues?

Russ8611 writes, Hello Androidcentral! I was just curious if any of you guys feel like reporting on the Java vulnerability and let us know how it affects Android as a platform. I know most people say they don't need Java on their computers, but isn't Java needed by Android, especially by developers? Thanks!!!That's a nasty mess, isn't it?Java means a few different things, depending on how you're talking about it. The Java that's in the news with a heck of an exploit floating around is the Java

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