The move effectively means the company will release two additional months
worth of security updates to the smartphones above what it originally promised.
The
removal of security updates signals that the end has now come for the devices, and that no future updates are planned for either of them.
While the two extra
months of security updates is a nice bonus for current Nexus 5X and 6P owners, it should be noted Android Oreo is still likely the final major operating system update Google will push to those two smartphones.
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates for March include a
variety of security updates for all supported Windows versions, as well as removing a compatibility check for antivirus software.
The latest
batch of security updates fix a few random exploits here and there, but the marquee feature is definitely closing the Meltdown vulnerability on Sierra and El Capitan Macs.
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich took to a CES keynote stage last night and addressed the continued noise by repeating Intel's
promise of security updates and admitted that «some workloads may experience a larger impact than others,» without elaborating on exactly what workloads would be affected.
As a precautionary measure, make sure to check Samsung's security page before purchasing a new Samsung device to find out its span and
frequency of security updates.
While it would be nice if Microsoft offered some more choice of when to install updates, you shouldn't opt out
of security updates entirely.
Google Nexus phones running Android M will get 2 years of major OS version updates to future Android versions and 3 years
of security updates after the OS release or 18 months after you buy a device from the Google Play Store, whichever is longer.
Because of Microsoft's recent abandonment of Windows Phone OS Enterprises are now left other with either selecting costlier iPhones for longer security update support or rely on cheaper Android alternatives with shorter
duration of security update support.
For Android Operating System, only Google and the new smartphone manufacturer Essential were able to match some of the
stats of security updates when compared with iPhone and Windows Phones.
securityaffairs.co - Drupal Security Team confirmed that a «highly critical» vulnerability affects Drupal 7 and 8 core and announced the
availability of security updates on March 28th.
Google guarantees three
years of security updates for Android phones, while Apple is usually pretty good at offering longer periods of support for older iPhone models.
When the baby moves into his new digs at Kensington Palace (currently under renovation, but reportedly set to welcome the Duke and Duchess in the fall), he will be well - protected, as the building is currently undergoing # 750,000
worth of security updates.
When a user chooses to defer upgrades, the download, and
installation of security updates will happen immediately, but the installation of the feature updates will be deferred for a couple of months.
The Android Enterprise Recommended status validates that the HUAWEI Mate 10 and HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro meet the rigorous benchmarks set by Google under this new program, including an elevated device baseline, consistent
delivery of security updates, and enterprise - focused features and behaviors designed to meet the needs of the most demanding business customers.
His letter is divided into four sections: general questions, questions about the development and
release of security updates, consumer - specific questions, and questions specific to the Stagefright Android bug.
That previous date aligns with the company's current policy to provide Nexus and Pixel devices it releases with 24 months of software updates and 36
months of security updates.
For example, Google provides three years
of security updates, but when they launched the Pixel in late 2016, they said that new operating system versions would only be guaranteed for two years.
Intel rolled out patches to fix the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, but
some of the security updates are causing random reboots.
After all, at this point, Oreo is the last major Android update for the Pixel C, even though the tablet is due for another year
of security updates.
Google's devices are the first to pick up platform and security updates, and with the company committing to two years of platform updates and three years
of security updates, all phones released after August 2015 will pick up Android Oreo.
Google has promised three full years of software support for the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, so you'll get Oreo to start, then Android P, Android Q, and another year's worth
of security updates.
When Google launched the two smartphones in late 2015, it promised two years of software support and three years
of security updates.
Nokia has signed up all its new phones to Android One, which guarantees the handsets Google's next two major dessert updates as well as three years
of security updates.
With Galaxy S9, Samsung introduces an Enterprise Edition of its smartphone withing Samsung Knox, packing all the features the enterprise world needs like firmware over-the-air and extended warranty and four years
of security updates, so we might even see it featured on Google's new Android Enterprise Recommended program soon after its launch.
As a Nexus 5X owner, I am very glad with the monthly updates, and three years
of security updates (I don't really care about feature updates, although some Nougat features I use constantly) is okay, better than most (all?)
As Google does promise three years
of security updates.
2 Years of OS Updates, 3 Years
of Security Updates, 4G LTE with 3x Operator Aggregation, Dual Band (2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz), USB Type - C
Android One also gives you 2 years of updates of that core OS - so that's stepping through P and Q, while also guaranteeing 3 years
of security updates.
For starters, Google updates the Pixels directly, and is promising three years
of both security updates and, for the first time, platform updates.