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> so that continues pretty much for the life of the phone. I'm on a Pixel 1 with Android 10. Last security update it got was from October 2019 which is about t

by uallo 4y ago

> so that continues pretty much for the life of the phone. I'm on a Pixel 1 with Android 10. Last security update it got was from October 2019 which is about three years after the phone was introduced. Is this supposed to be different on newer Android versions?

Gigachad 4y ago
It isn’t. The situation is so dire on Android right now
tomComb 4y ago
That refers to the formal (full firmware) updates, I'm talking about security updates that get pushed to the phone without you having to do anything. It started with the browser component many years ago, and has grown its coverage with each version. The limitations are mainly in the kernel, but they now even do graphics drivers this way (though that requires vendor cooperation, unlike everything else), but you wouldn't have that with Android 10. This capability has steadily grown to cover more of the OS over time, particularly recently, so unfortunately, Yes, Android 10 does have much less of this ability then later versions.
- uallo 4y ago
  > That refers to the formal (full firmware) updates, I'm talking about security updates that get pushed to the phone without you having to do anything. It is called "Android security patch level", that is not a full firmware update. It may still be something else than you have in mind, though. (How) can I check the patch level of the security updates you are relating to?
  - tomComb 4y ago
    My understanding of this capability is that it started with the browser component and grew from there, suggesting that it happens automatically and there is nothing you need to check. But someone has pointed out that all the Framework vulnerabilities are still listed as being addressed by full, old-fashioned security updates, so I must admit that there is something I'm missing here.

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> so that continues pretty much for the life of the phone. I'm on a Pixel 1 with Android 10. Last security update it got was from October 2019 which is about t

by uallo 4y ago

Gigachad 4y ago
It isn’t. The situation is so dire on Android right now
tomComb 4y ago
That refers to the formal (full firmware) updates, I'm talking about security updates that get pushed to the phone without you having to do anything. It started with the browser component many years ago, and has grown its coverage with each version. The limitations are mainly in the kernel, but they now even do graphics drivers this way (though that requires vendor cooperation, unlike everything else), but you wouldn't have that with Android 10. This capability has steadily grown to cover more of the OS over time, particularly recently, so unfortunately, Yes, Android 10 does have much less of this ability then later versions.
- uallo 4y ago
  > That refers to the formal (full firmware) updates, I'm talking about security updates that get pushed to the phone without you having to do anything. It is called "Android security patch level", that is not a full firmware update. It may still be something else than you have in mind, though. (How) can I check the patch level of the security updates you are relating to?
  - tomComb 4y ago
    My understanding of this capability is that it started with the browser component and grew from there, suggesting that it happens automatically and there is nothing you need to check. But someone has pointed out that all the Framework vulnerabilities are still listed as being addressed by full, old-fashioned security updates, so I must admit that there is something I'm missing here.