Android Apps Can Now Check Security Patches Down to Individual Device Components

That security patch date on your Android phone is no longer the full story

Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s new Security State libraries let apps check the security status of individual Android components instead of relying only on the overall security patch level. Apps can also check whether a security update is available and ready for installation, potentially prompting users before they perform sensitive tasks. A phone can now be recognized as protected even if its overall security patch da…

Google launches AndroidX Security State Libraries for component-level device security checks

Google has released new AndroidX Security State libraries that give Android developers and enterprise management tools a more granular way to determine.

Android apps can now check security patches down to individual device components

New AndroidX Security State libraries provide a more granular way to determine how securely patched an Android device is. The stable Security State v1.1.0 and Security State Provider v1.0.0 libraries allow developers to check the security status of individual device components and determine whether security updates are ready to be downloaded and installed on a specific device. For phone manufacturers and developers who build over-the-air (OTA) u…