Phones running Lollipop or Android 4.4 KitKat can still
get some security updates, if their makers or carriers let them.
The silver lining is that another 82 percent ran the older versions Marshmallow, Lollipop or KitKat, which still may
get security updates, depending on the age of the device.
Google promises that the Pixel 2 will
get security updates for the next three years.
Like the Nexus 5x, it is getting pretty old, but it is still going to
get security updates for another year, and it is also running on Android Oreo 8.1.
Nexus devices
get security updates for at least 3 years from when the device first became available on the Google Store, or at least 18 months from when the Google Store last sold the device, whichever is longer.
While it won't be getting any more platform updates, it will still
get security updates for the next year or so.
The devices are past their 2 - year version support window, but they will continue to
get security updates for at least another year.
Pixel phones
get security updates for at least 3 years from when the device first became available on the Google Store, or at least 18 months from when the Google Store last sold the device, whichever is longer.
Are they going to be abandoned like an old version of Android OS which will never
get security updates or timely OS upgrades?
But in a major change of the «Windows as a Service» policy, those devices will continue to
get security updates.
Even these devices don't
get security updates as fast as they should, but they're better than the alternative.
The biggest problem is that most Android devices don't
get security updates.
This is why iPhones are more secure than Android phones — iPhones actually
get security updates.
According to Google, Pixel phones continuously
get security updates at least three years past the time of the phone's official release, or for a minimum of 18 months after the last Pixel is sold from the Google Store.
New features won't be installed for several months to allow for more testing, but you'll still
get security updates.
BlackBerry succeeded in creating a secure device to run Android and developing the infrastructure to
get security updates out quickly.
Server PCs will need the latest version of Windows Server to
get security updates.
All Windows 10 users will
get security updates, whether or not they have the registry key set.
You'll still
get security updates automatically.
Luckily, there's one free way for Windows XP users to
get security updates — upgrade to Linux.
Left with the choice of sticking with an outdated operating system that would no longer
get security updates or buying bigger - selling devices that get regular updates like Apple's (AAPL) iPhone, the NYPD chose the latter.
BlackBerry is usually pretty quick in
getting these security updates out — after all, it sells its devices based on the fact -LSB-...]
Leave Windows Update enabled and you'll keep
getting security updates until 2020 or 2023.
Microsoft will also stop producing security updates that can be installed on that old «build» of Windows, requiring you to install the feature update to keep
getting security updates.
Both the Nexus 6P and 5X will continue
getting security updates until November 2018 due to the 3 - year update policy for the security updates.
However, both phones are going to be
getting security updates for another year, and Google has just randomly extended that...
This means that OnePlus 3 and OnePlus 3T will get max up to Android O and after that they will not next Android P, however these models will continue
getting security updates and bug fixes on a regular basis after Android O.
However, as a shocking move, the company recently updated the Android security page and removed three smartphones which mean they will not be
getting any security updates from the company anymore.
Microsoft will no longer be supporting Windows Vista, so users will not
get any security update and the desktops will not get protection from harmful spyware or other malicious viruses, which are capable of stealing the personal information from the device.
You should ensure your router is
getting security updates, too.
Hardly any of the major Android smartphone OEMs have shown they're capable of
getting security updates out in a timely manner.
The Nexus 10 is the only device of those listed above that is not on Marshmallow, so it's nice to see
it getting security updates still.
And after six years, with Windows XP no longer
getting security updates or even anti-virus signatures for Windows Defender, and Virtual PC no longer available from Microsoft, it's not surprising XP mode isn't in Windows 10.
The apps however will continue to work with Office Documents even after the end of support but Microsoft says that these apps will not be
getting any security updates beyond the date mentioned and the company does not take any responsibility for any vulnerabilities discovered in the app after the specified dates.
Samsung is better off focusing on optimizing things like Bixby's language comprehension, and
getting security updates out for all of their devices.
Not exact matches
In an email to staffers later published on Twitter, Pichai denounced extremist violence: «Specific to Barcelona, our
security team has helped several Googlers on the ground
get to safety, and everyone we've heard from so far is safe,» the executive said, noting that the company has activated an SOS alert for those in the city, with news, a map, and local
updates from the police.
Moto - branded phones also have a decent track record of
getting timely
security patches and
updates, so you know your phone will stay safe from hackers and malicious bugs.
The company has acknowledged the issue, and blamed it on AMD and its documentation: «Microsoft has reports of customers with some AMD devices
getting into an unbootable state after installing recent Windows operating system
security updates,» Microsoft's post reads.
The lineup will no longer
get Android
security patches, much less an Android Oreo
update.
With the
updated cashflow planning estimate, subtract the amount of money you expect to
get from social
security at whatever age you plan to retire.
Security officials and other stakeholders are to
get an
update on the search for the missing girls of the Government Science and Technical Girls...
People won't
get serious about
security —
updating firmware, disabling unwanted features and unplugging devices when not in use, for instance — until tragedy strikes, «when we see an incident of someone
getting hurt or killed with a connected device.»
Medical devices don't
get regular
security updates, like smart phones and computers, because changes to their software could require recertification by regulators like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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update to Android 4.4.3 KitKat, the new firmware is today starting to hit unlocked devices in parts of Europe.