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Google decides to significantly harm Android security to please lazy OEMs – OSnews
Google continues putting nails in the coffin that is the Android Open Source Project. This time, they’re changing the way they handle security updates to appease slow, irresponsible Android OEMs, while screwing over everyone else. The basic gist is that instead of providing monthly security updates for OEMs to implement on their Android devices, Google will now move to a quarterly model, publishing only extremely severe issues on a monthly basis…
Monthly security patches for Android will be smaller in the future and the source code will no longer be published regularly.
Google has implemented a new security update system for Android, called "Risk Based Update System." This approach seeks to improve the efficiency of patch distribution, prioritizing high-risk vulnerabilities. So far, Android devices received monthly patches that included all corrected vulnerabilities. However, from now on, these will be divided into two categories: 1. **High-risk (monthly) parks:** From now on, monthly newsletters will only incl…
Google changes the pace of release of Android patches. Critical flaws receive monthly updates, while other patches appear every three months. Manufacturers organize their deployments on Pixel and Android devices by following this new schedule.
Google has so far relied on a fixed monthly Android Security Bulletin, which brings with it all the completed and necessary security fixes. However, this will differ, a new update strategy will be used, which will be significantly more "advanced by risk". It is a "risk-based update system" and sets on a higher priority for high-risk security gaps. These will be fixed monthly in the future. Smaller or less important fixes will only be combined in…
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