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Posted: Mon, 12th Jan 2015 21:14 Post subject: [Android] Google won't patch flaw affecting nearly 1bn users |
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Quote: | Last month, Google took the bold steps to release the details of a security vulnerability ahead of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday. Microsoft said that the patch was set to be released two days after Google went live with the details and that they refused to wait an extra 48 hours so that the patch would have been released along with the details of the exploit.
Recently, an exploit has been uncovered in Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) - which covers roughly 60% of Android's install base, according to the Android Developer dashboard - and Google is saying that they will not patch the flaw.
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Jelly Bean was first announced in June of 2012, which means that Google is dropping support for its mobile OS less than three years after it was released.
This present a large issue for those who want to use Android phones in the corporate world as Google is clearly stating that legacy support for the OS is not on their agenda. The fact that phones are still being sold with Jelly Bean means that the vulnerability is not going away anytime soon, as devices with the OS will be in consumers' hands for many years to come. |
http://www.neowin.net/news/after-throwing-microsoft-under-the-bus-google-wont-patch-flaw-affecting-nearly-1bn-users
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Posted: Mon, 12th Jan 2015 21:45 Post subject: |
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Posted: Mon, 12th Jan 2015 21:56 Post subject: |
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Posted: Mon, 12th Jan 2015 21:59 Post subject: |
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Posted: Tue, 13th Jan 2015 00:21 Post subject: |
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Isn't it up to the device manufacturer to release updates? How would Google update all the custom Androids out there?
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Posted: Tue, 13th Jan 2015 01:55 Post subject: |
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sabin1981 wrote: | Not every device is capable of running KitKat or Lolipop, so there are very good reasons for people staying on Jellybean. |
From JB to KK or even LP is a no-brainer. LP uses even far less resources and is more optimized. KK compared to JB are just minor updates too, nothing that should affect performance that slows it down.
If it was ICS to higher i would had agreed, because anything higher than ICS runs on 60 instead of 30 fps, so that would be more resources needed.
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