Continuing with its program to provide security updates to Android at the beginning of each month, Google has released new factory images for some of its devices Nexus. These are basically novelties that repair somewhat critical fissures in some cases, and through which it could have operated. malicious code generating serious disturbances to users.
These updates will arrive via OTA and, after installing them, we should not see any changes in the operation of the terminal. You are simply ending a number of vulnerabilities in the code of various processor drivers Mediatek y Qualcomm, in the Android kernel and in different libraries throughout the system. 6 of the changes resolve critical security issues, while 8 of them are high risk and 2 moderate.
How the update is distributed
Device users Nexus (6P, 5X, 6, 5, 7 9 and 10) and Pixel C they will receive an OTA in their terminal in the next few hours. Also, Google has uploaded a copy of the images for build number LMY49H, later and Android Marshmallow on your website for developers. Similarly, the search engine company undertakes to incorporate the changes in AOSP within 48 hours.
Google has taken a smart turn by investing resources in this project, since Android has a certain stigma in the field of security, especially if we compare it with iOS. In some ways, it is the least kind effect of having a open system But many of the fans, especially the advanced ones, are convinced that it is worth taking the risk in exchange for greater doses of freedom.
A reinforcement for the Nexus 2015
Although it is, especially in the case of Pixel C and the Nexus 6P, of absolutely brilliant products, the vertiginous price drop that Google terminals are suffering gives a fairly clear clue that its market is quite restricted. In 2012 and 2013, with the first two LG smartphones, the Nexus became, in part, reference products in the mass market, mainly because the price of those generations was really competitive.
Google, however, seems to have taken a step back to a time when the Nexus were icons only for a more expert audience and capable of evaluating certain unique resources (and pay for them). These monthly security updates, without a doubt, are one of the advantages that you will be able to enjoy before anyone else.
You're a real deep thkrien. Thanks for sharing.