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> If Google finds a vulnerability in Android, what percentage of the phones would actually receive the patch? 100% of the vendors that have solid update in the
by berkes 7y ago
> If Google finds a vulnerability in Android, what percentage of the phones would actually receive the patch?
100% of the vendors that have solid update in their pipeline.
That means: all Google flagship phones and tablets. A lot of phones from companies that take updates serious.
But also: hardly any planned-obsolence phones. And also hardly any phones that ship with a FUBAR Android "theme/skin/variant".
The latter is, by definition of Open Source, out of Google's control.
- scarface74 7y agoThat means: all Google flagship phones and tablets. A lot of phones from companies that take updates serious. It’s estimated that Google sells at most 2.5 million phones a year and has 0.2% market share of the Android market. Where are all these other companies that “take updates seriously”? How many Android phones still get updated after 2 years? 3 years? 4 years? Think that’s too much to ask for? I bought an iPhone 6s in 2015 and my son is still using it, it’s running the latest OS, and according to many benchmarks it was faster in single core performance than high end phones released last year. It’s still faster than most midrange phones. The latter is, by definition of Open Source, out of Google's control. Google has plenty of control over any Android phone that runs Google Play Services. In fact, it has so much control that it had to pay a fine and is under a consent decree with the EU about forcing anti competitive conditions on Android manufacturers.
- wilde 7y agoSo, none of the vendors except Google and Nokia: https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/4/20847758/google-android-update-problem-pie-q-treble-mainline https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/4/20847758/google-android-up...