Google pushed a one-character typo to production, bricking Chrome OS devices

Ars Technica
By Ron AmadeoJul 22, 2021, 1:32 pm143 pts
Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Getty Images) Google says it has fixed a major Chrome OS bug that locked users out of their devices. Google's bulletin says that Chrome OS version 91.0.4472.165, which was briefly available this week, renders users unable to log in to their devices, essentially bricking them.…

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