However, this malware could leave your device and personal information at risk, so we are pushing an Android Market
security update to your device to remove this malware.
Or rather, the company will not be pushing out any
major update to this device, instead, only minor updates such as the current one will be pushed.
Microsoft's guidance is to wait for the company to push Creators
Update to devices via Windows Update to minimize possible compatibility and other issues.
However, the Galaxy S8 Beta Program may be different due to Google's new Project Treble initiative, which aims to
push updates to devices faster by separating the stock Android software from the customizations added by manufacturers.
Google announced today that it's aiming to improve its security efforts for its Nexus line of Android devices by introducing new monthly security updates and offering a 2 to 3 year guarantee
for updates to the devices.
HTC did not share any details regarding timing, but the company was on Google's list of manufacturers which are expected to release Oreo
updates to their devices before 2017 comes to an end.
If you own a Moto 360, LG G Watch R, Samsung Gear Live, Sony Smartwatch 3, LG G Watch, or ASUS Zen Watch, the updates are probably due any day now, but if you aren't the patient waiting type you can take matters into your own hands and sideload the
OTA update to your device right this very moment short of the Zen Watch which the OTA file hasn't popped up for yet.
Even with the slow roll out of updates, we've seen manufacturers like Sony, OnePlus, HTC, Nokia, and others start rolling - out the stable Android
Oreo update to their device lineups.
This is something that Microsoft knows, and in order to provide the best experience possible, the company never pushes significant
updates to every device at once.
Considering this is an Android One smartphone, it comes with stock Android out of the box, and Google will
send updates to this device directly, so you should get new versions of Android relatively quickly.
Called Project Treble, it grants Google the power to push out security
updates to devices without the device maker's permission or cooperation.
Later, we heard that the HTC is going to release software
updates to device like HTC Sensation 4G to unlock the bootloaders.
The vice president of Samsung electronics in Turkey has confirmed the timeline for the release of the Nougat
update to the devices in his country, meaning users of the smartphones in the rest of Europe should be receiving the update soon as well.
OnePlus rolls out a steady stream
of updates to its devices, but if you're looking to get an early look at the features that are currently in the pipeline, you'll have to download the beta builds.
Amazon's
latest updates to the device include a higher - contrast e-ink screen, longer battery life, Wikipedia access, support for password - protected PDFs and a more lightweight body.
UPDATE 20/08/12: Asus Transformer Pad TF300 users have begun saying that they have started to receive OTA Jelly
Bean updates to their device.
Updates to the device firmware are encrypted by Bitdefender to prevent loading of malicious updates and the Total Security software supplied with BOX offers parental controls which can be used to block inappropriate contents from children.
Project Treble is meant to help manufacturers push
OS updates to devices at a faster rate than they do at the moment.
Seeing how HMD Global has been getting the latest monthly security
patch updates to its devices before other Android OEMs, we will not be surprised if HMD Global finishes the Oreo update rollout for all its smartphones before other companies.
But before releasing the official
Creators Update to the devices in April, Microsoft may roll out one or two small cumulative updates to build 15063 for Windows Insiders.
With both browsers appearing on the Galaxy Nexus, we have a suspicion that Google will keep the stock Android browser in Jelly Bean, which will be modified by the likes of Samsung and HTC
with updates to their devices, and continue to offer Chrome as a standalone browser app, as it currently is.
Of course, many smaller features and improvements could have been hidden in Windows 10, while others could arrive later with
regular updates to all devices on the Preview.
Perhaps some sort of punishment should be admonished if manufacturers don't push out timely Android security
updates to any device less - than two years old?
Nexus One Android 2.3.3 software update will finally bring the long - awaited
Gingerbread update to the device including most of the features from the Nexus S and may be a few more.
Honeycomb is unmolested by Motorola, so Google should be able to
get updates to the device without Motorola having to customize their skin, then the carrier customizing that.
Amazon is likely to make its
own updates to the device — meaning it will be outside the realm of all the «Honeycomb» and «Ice cream sandwich» - type iterations of the Android OS that are typical on other devices.
If so,
future updates to the device will include pesticide detecting features, which could then deliver real - time alerts to beekeepers if their colonies are exposed to potentially toxic pesticides.