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Google issues bulletins and security patches to the manufacturers. Nothing is stopping Samsung, HTC, Motorola, etc from having a monthly security update system

by xd1936 11y ago

Google issues bulletins and security patches to the manufacturers. Nothing is stopping Samsung, HTC, Motorola, etc from having a monthly security update system like this one that the Nexus devices will have.

Zikes 11y ago
Yep, Google can't push updates to non-Nexus devices because they've been sidled with carrier/manufacturer OS bloat.
- fluidcruft 11y ago
  You can't paint all carriers with one brush like that. Any BYOD phone on a BYOD-friendly network should be upgradeable directly by the manufacturer (or by Google--it would be up to the manufacturer to set that up). The issue is with networks that don't allow non-carrier approved phones. Don't let them shift blame. They've decided to be bullies in their sandbox, so if you get sand in your eyes, take your money elsewhere. Verizon may have a great network (I wouldn't know, they won't let me bring my own phone and none of their phones interest me). It helps lock customers in, but their phone policies also leave then vulnerable (and roped into an expensive hidden-cost upgrade treadmill).
aikah 11y ago
> Nothing is stopping Samsung, HTC, Motorola, etc from having a monthly security update system like this one that the Nexus devices will have. Why would they do that when they can just sell new handsets? they have no financial intensive to do that, and that's where the android platform fails. Because for all these manufacturers android is just a free os they don't have to maintain to begin with. They(Most) are not in the business of selling software services. It's up to Google to find a way to force updates upon consumers , or these manufacturers will just blame Google for their problems. Google owns android , each time an exploit is found it hurts Google, not HTC nor Samsung.
- noinsight 11y ago
  > each time an exploit is found it hurts Google, not HTC nor Samsung. Well, it will hurt the manufacturer too if the flaw is only present in their systems etc.

by xd1936 11y ago

Zikes 11y ago

Yep, Google can't push updates to non-Nexus devices because they've been sidled with carrier/manufacturer OS bloat.

fluidcruft 11y ago
You can't paint all carriers with one brush like that. Any BYOD phone on a BYOD-friendly network should be upgradeable directly by the manufacturer (or by Google--it would be up to the manufacturer to set that up). The issue is with networks that don't allow non-carrier approved phones. Don't let them shift blame. They've decided to be bullies in their sandbox, so if you get sand in your eyes, take your money elsewhere. Verizon may have a great network (I wouldn't know, they won't let me bring my own phone and none of their phones interest me). It helps lock customers in, but their phone policies also leave then vulnerable (and roped into an expensive hidden-cost upgrade treadmill).

aikah 11y ago

> Nothing is stopping Samsung, HTC, Motorola, etc from having a monthly security update system like this one that the Nexus devices will have. Why would they do that when they can just sell new handsets? they have no financial intensive to do that, and that's where the android platform fails. Because for all these manufacturers android is just a free os they don't have to maintain to begin with. They(Most) are not in the business of selling software services. It's up to Google to find a way to force updates upon consumers , or these manufacturers will just blame Google for their problems. Google owns android , each time an exploit is found it hurts Google, not HTC nor Samsung.

noinsight 11y ago
> each time an exploit is found it hurts Google, not HTC nor Samsung. Well, it will hurt the manufacturer too if the flaw is only present in their systems etc.