It’s been 36 days since the announcement of the security flaw found in the Android. Known as stagefright it can affect mobile devices to receive a mere MMS message. Since then, Google announced a change in its policy regarding cell Nexus , which would receive a monthly security update, making them even more reliable for its members. Today finally arrived the day of the first update.
The company also said that every month she warns all handset manufacturers Android of updates that can help improve system security . As Google itself only has “authority” to execute the changes directly on line Nexus , these will be the privileged devices, although nothing prevents the different manufacturers also update their devices.
The update today has been added to the Android 5.1.1 under the name “LMY48M” , affecting all devices from the Nexus 4. The idea is that Nexus line of each device receives the Minimum 3 years monthly updates on the system.
Other companies have also entered this wave. Samsung announced that it will follow the model of the Nexus line and do the same thing with all appliances manufactured by it, with the same periodicity of Google. Similarly LG also said it will release monthly updates to fix bugs and enhance the security of their devices.
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