Android’s Advanced Protection Mode may soon disable a key Chrome feature to boost security

Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority

TL;DR

• Google is testing a new option within Android’s Advanced Protection Mode to disable the WebGPU API in Chrome to prevent security exploits.
• While WebGPU allows for high-performance rendering, it is susceptible to vulnerabilities that can lead to remote code execution.
• This change follows other recent restrictions discovered in the one-click security mode, such as limits on the AccessibilityService API.

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With Android 16, Google introduced Advanced Protection Mode. This is a one-click security mode that enables all of Android’s highest security features to safeguard high-risk individuals against online attacks, harmful apps, and data risks. We’ve recently spotted Google testing restricting the AccessibilityService API unless they are classified as accessibility tools under Advanced Protection Mode. Today, we’ve spotted Google working to disable Chrome’s WebGPU API when users toggle Advanced Protection Mode.

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The WebGPU API enables web developers to use the system GPU to perform high-performance computations and render complex images in the browser. WebGPU succeeds WebGL, providing better compatibility with modern GPUs, support for general-purpose GPU computations, faster operations, and access to more advanced GPU features.

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