The company has promised to
release monthly security updates for this device but for some odd reason has decided to put the Galaxy A8 + (2018) on a quarterly update schedule.
The monthly update pattern began in 2015 when some Android smartphone makers such as HTC, LG, and Samsung announced their plans of following Google's lead and
release monthly security updates to premium devices soon after Google rolls out the software to its hardware partners.
Google also announced that it will
release monthly security updates for the Nexus line for the Nexus line.
That's why Apple and Google
release monthly security updates: Having a vulnerable phone is bad for business in such intense competition, so both companies want to make sure they're not leaving any customers open to attack (and themselves open to embarrassment).
Google
released its monthly security update earlier in the week with Samsung also shedding light with its own contributions.
If you own not just a Nexus 6P but also a Nexus 5X, Pixel or Pixel XL phone, you must know by now that the search engine company usually
releases monthly security updates during the week that has the first Monday of every month.
Samsung promised to change its update policy on unlocked Galaxy devices in the United States as the company vowed to start
releasing monthly security updates for these devices.
Samsung has had a habit of
releasing monthly security updates without disclosing what's actually in those updates, what issues that it has a...
Not exact matches
Like the Priv, BlackBerry will time its own
updates to coincide with Google's
monthly Android
security releases, so the DTEK50 will fall in line.
However, with the
release of Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, Google changed its software strategy and confirmed the second - generation Pixel phones will get three major software
updates and
monthly security updates for three years.
Also, we've seen a massive improvement in how timely Samsung has become with respect to rolling out
monthly security updates and with the
release of Android O, this is expected to even get better.
The lifetime for CB or CBB is finite and you need to install new feature upgrades on your machines, to continue receiving the
security updates released monthly.
However, Samsung is one of the fastest and most consistent at
releasing the
monthly Android
security updates.
Some manufacturers have also claimed that they're making an effort to
update devices with the same
monthly security releases that Nexus and Pixel phones receive.
One more thing: BlackBerry phones are usually the first to get the
monthly Android
Security update — often hours before Google
releases the bulletin itself!
Google issues
monthly security updates and rolls out version
updates to all of its supported Pixel, Nexus, and Android Go devices, but these are not always
released in a timely manner by manufacturers and carriers for other devices.
Even with the small staff, Essential is talking a strong game when it comes to
releasing monthly security patches and regular platform
updates.
A spokesperson from HMD Global told TechRadar «the smartphones will get the Android O
update once the new
release is available from Google for their OEM partners, the same way HMD Global is committed to the
monthly Android
security updates».
Samsung's official website dedicated to mobile phone safety said the company started rolling out the latest Android
update to «major flagship models» as part of the
monthly Security Maintenance
Release (SMR) process.
Google
released its latest
monthly Android
security update just over two weeks ago, making it immediately available for its supported Nexus and Pixel devices.
Google has just
released its latest
monthly Android
security update for Pixel and Nexus phones.
«We have
released a
security update to Nexus devices through an over-the-air (OTA) update as part of our Android Security Bulletin Monthly Release process,» says
security update to Nexus devices through an over-the-air (OTA)
update as part of our Android
Security Bulletin Monthly Release process,» says
Security Bulletin
Monthly Release process,» says Android.
ZDNet reports that Microsoft is targeting a March 11th
release date for the
update, the same day the company
releases its
monthly security patches.
Motorola said it is difficult to push out
monthly security patches for its smartphones, preferring to bundle the
updates into bigger maintenance
releases or operating system upgrades.
Google will support all Nexus devices with
monthly security updates for 3 years after
release or 18 months after they leave the Google Store.
Last year when Stage Fright was making owning an Android device an act of constant faith, Google formally guaranteed that they would be keeping Nexus devices up to date via
monthly security patches for three years after
release with major over the air
updates continuing to roll out for at least two years.
However, the company has been busy with pushing
monthly Android
security updates to the device since its first
release on March 11.
A couple of weeks ago, Google
released its latest
monthly Android
security update, making it available for supported Nexus and Pixel devices.
Google
released its latest
monthly Android
security update, along with new system images and OTA files for supported Nexus and Pixel devices.