[New post] LG joins Google and Samsung in committing to monthly security updates following Stagefright discovery

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Friday 7 August 2015

Ben Lovejoy posted: " The major Android manufacturers seem to at last be getting serious about security. Following the recent discovery of the Stagefright vulnerability, Google announced that it would commit to issuing monthly security updates to Nexus devices for at least" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google LG joins Google and Samsung in committing to monthly security updates following Stagefright discovery by Ben Lovejoy The major Android manufacturers seem to at last be getting serious about security. Following the recent discovery of the Stagefright vulnerability, Google announced that it would commit to issuing monthly security updates to Nexus devices for at least three years. Samsung yesterday said that it too would do the same, though without stating how long it would continue to support older devices. LG has now joined in, reports Wired. LG will be providing security updates on a monthly basis which carriers will then be able to make available to customers immediately. Other manufacturers have also responded quickly to Stagefright, with HTC, Sony and Android One among the groups to be issuing patches ...  Read more of this post Ben Lovejoy | August 7, 2015 at 7:05 am | Tags: Android (operating system), Google, LG, LG Corp., Samsung, security, stagefright | Categories: Android | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-tYU Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/08/07/lg-monthly-security-updates/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com