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What about security updates?

• rchaud 2y ago
  As long as apps are kept up to date, I'm not sure that OS-level security updates make much of a difference. Most breaches happen due to malicious apps. I haven't heard of any cases where somebody cracked the OS security and accessed user data. Most of the world is not using the latest version of Android, and you don't really hear about viruses/malware like we used to with Windows machines in the '90s and '00s.
  • yonatan8070 2y ago
    > I haven't heard of any cases where somebody cracked the OS security and accessed user data. https://www.spiceworks.com/it-security/endpoint-security/news/researchers-expose-apple-bluetooth-vulnerability-defcon/ https://www.spiceworks.com/it-security/endpoint-security/new...
  • tanewishly 2y ago
    There are security bugs which allow hacking older Android phones invisibly, via sms or mms. I'm not entirely sure what Android version you need to avoid such problems; probably north of 8.
• eigenspace 2y ago
  There's also lots of modern budget phones that are using 5 year old processors, shitty cameras but modern OS support.