Samsung and Google promise monthly security updates from now on

05 August, 2015
The two companies have put out similar announcements today, vying to increase responsiveness to issues.

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  • Anonymous
  • uJx
  • 06 Aug 2015

.... why wait till now to promise this??

When Samsung ruin S6 / Tab S2 / Note5 with no slots and small battery and no removable battery.......

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    • AnonD-51736
    • rTJ
    • 06 Aug 2015

    JW, 05 Aug 2015Blackberry has no issue with Security Who still uses BlackBerry?

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      • AnonD-233035
      • 8Bk
      • 06 Aug 2015

      JW, 05 Aug 2015Blackberry has no issue with Security Black what?

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        • AnonD-77443
        • 2Gx
        • 06 Aug 2015

        JW, 05 Aug 2015Blackberry has no issue with Security No one buys blackberry anymore so of course there aren't security issues... :-)

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          • manky
          • Uim
          • 06 Aug 2015

          look at the language:
          Google "it will release monthly security updates"
          Samsung "regularly about once per month"

          Google's language "It will" has a lot of standing in a court of law, Samsung's language legally speaking is the equivalent of saying they plan to do nothing.

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            • monsterduc1000
            • 4Ac
            • 06 Aug 2015

            I wonder if it will hit my note 2... Highly unlikely.

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              • monsterduc1000
              • 4Ac
              • 06 Aug 2015

              JW, 05 Aug 2015Blackberry has no issue with Security No, just staying afloat :)

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                • Anonymous
                • HjB
                • 06 Aug 2015

                Umbilical Noose, 05 Aug 2015Do I sense sarcasm? I am pretty sure Samsung won't relea... moreYou are wrong. They will release security updates for non flagships too. Read the articles again. "It affects versions 2.2 Froyo and newer and newer of the OS" which indicates older device will get the updates monthly too.

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                  • JNC18
                  • 6Xx
                  • 05 Aug 2015

                  They should have already done so. My note 4 sometimes freezes and cant do anything. Plus I think the ram can get too full sometimes and that why it causing freezing.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 86u
                    • 05 Aug 2015

                    It took google 8 years to finally be a bit more secure on android. No wonder it's hacker's dream os

                      Antymalware, 05 Aug 2015They should also finally focus on optimizing their OS! Goog... moreDo I sense sarcasm?

                      I am pretty sure Samsung won't release security updates for non-flagship devices. In the end what difference does this news make? They release updates for flagship as soon as an issue appears.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 0I}
                        • 05 Aug 2015

                        Samsung And Montly updates? Hahahahahaaha

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                          • Anonymous
                          • q8P
                          • 05 Aug 2015

                          Antymalware, 05 Aug 2015They should also finally focus on optimizing their OS! Goog... moreSo you must not know anything about software. And have not used a smart phone yet

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                            • JW
                            • QdH
                            • 05 Aug 2015

                            Blackberry has no issue with Security

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                              • Antymalware
                              • QJq
                              • 05 Aug 2015

                              They should also finally focus on optimizing their OS! Google...maybe,,,, Samsung,,, highly doubt it...... At the moment Android needs similar recources as Windows 10 to run (fairly) smoothly.....

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                                • Rishi ChoudhuryCTC
                                • uvB
                                • 05 Aug 2015

                                Not enough !!

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                                  • Matthew
                                  • PBx
                                  • 05 Aug 2015

                                  Wish all Google updates including version updates are seeded directly to all devices across the world in the 18 months support time..

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                                    • 3GV
                                    • 05 Aug 2015

                                    Good