I bought a 2013 Moto X in early 2014. A significant factor in my decision was "owned by Google" and a "promise" of "timely updates". It was significantly less

I bought a 2013 Moto X in early 2014. A significant factor in my decision was "owned by Google" and a "promise" of "timely updates". It was significantly less than two years before I was left on a vulnerable version of 5 with no further updates. Well before my two year "phone agreement" or whatever term ('it's not a "contract"') Verizon was then using, was up. Because of a special deal, I'm on a Nexus 5x right now. (That Verizon does not officially support -- whatever...) But it may well be my last Android phone. I've no confidence left in the Andriod ecosystem. I cringe more than a bit at Apple's "walled garden". But, at least they keep it up-to-date. And increasingly, I view the cell phone as a quasi-public medium. If I want true privacy for some aspect of communication, I simply have to take it out-of-band. For the time being, I may also trust the likes of Signal (Whisper Systems). But most other parties I communicate with have no clue and no desire to get one. Fortunately, three letter agencies and scammers don't seem to be too interested in my semi-disfunctional relationships. And I don't do banking, shopping, etc. on the thing nor use email accounts tied to same. P.S. Just found this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12249195 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12249195 http://www.androidcentral.com/quadrooter-5-things-know-about-latest-android-security-scare http://www.androidcentral.com/quadrooter-5-things-know-about... on this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12248824 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12248824 The cited article having a bit more perspective -- albeit one essentially wrapped in speculation as opposed to confirmed fact. And yeah, save your upvotes for the user who actually posted it.