Google Makes 2 Years of Android Security Updates Mandatory for Device Makers

When it comes to security updates, Android is a real mess. Even after Google timely rolls out security patches for its Android platform, a major part of the Android ecosystem remains exposed to hackers because device manufacturers do not deliver patches regularly and on a timely basis to their...

Google Makes 2 Years of Android Security Updates Mandatory for Device Makers

When it comes to security updates, Android is a real mess. Even after Google timely rolls out security patches for its Android platform, a major part of the Android ecosystem remains exposed to hackers because device manufacturers do not deliver patches regularly and on a timely basis to their...

Google Makes it Mandatory for OEMs to Roll Out Android Security Updates Regularly

Security of Android devices has been a nightmare since its inception, and the biggest reason being is that users don't receive latest security patch updates regularly. Precisely, it's your device manufacturer Android OEMs actually who takes time to roll out security patches for your devices and...

Chris Soghoian on Wireless Carriers and Android Security

Privacy and security activist Chris Soghoian criticized mobile carriers for their failure to provide regular software updates to Android handsets, leaving users vulnerable for months at a time...