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Gemini PDA - Android / How likely is Android 8 really?
« on: August 13, 2018, 12:44:49 am »
Here's an editorial from Ars Technica that is unsparingly critical of Google's abysmal history of keeping Android patched:
Waiting for Android’s inevitable security Armageddon: Android's update strategy doesn't scale, and that's recipe for disaster.
The context of the article was one in which less than three percent of Android handsets would receive a crucial security update to fix a critical bug. Yes, the editorial was written three years ago, but the situation is almost as bad today. Indeed, Computerworld contributing editor JR Raphael recently lamented BlackBerry's misleading claims about the Android security of its flagship phones. Regarding the lackadaisical update situation on both the KeyOne and Key2, Raphael wrote,
[blockquote]"Even if you set aside the feature additions and interface improvements introduced with most major Android releases, operating system updates contain a significant number of foundational fixes and security-oriented enhancements — things like the tightened-down APIs . . . strengthened backup data encryption, and emphasis on steering apps toward secure web transmissions included in the upcoming Android P update."[/blockquote]
The manifest lack of proper support for Android was a major factor in my decision not to buy the current Gemini PDA. If the Gemini 2.0 has similar shortcomings, I'll likely look elsewhere.
Best regards,
Brian
Waiting for Android’s inevitable security Armageddon: Android's update strategy doesn't scale, and that's recipe for disaster.
The context of the article was one in which less than three percent of Android handsets would receive a crucial security update to fix a critical bug. Yes, the editorial was written three years ago, but the situation is almost as bad today. Indeed, Computerworld contributing editor JR Raphael recently lamented BlackBerry's misleading claims about the Android security of its flagship phones. Regarding the lackadaisical update situation on both the KeyOne and Key2, Raphael wrote,
[blockquote]"Even if you set aside the feature additions and interface improvements introduced with most major Android releases, operating system updates contain a significant number of foundational fixes and security-oriented enhancements — things like the tightened-down APIs . . . strengthened backup data encryption, and emphasis on steering apps toward secure web transmissions included in the upcoming Android P update."[/blockquote]
The manifest lack of proper support for Android was a major factor in my decision not to buy the current Gemini PDA. If the Gemini 2.0 has similar shortcomings, I'll likely look elsewhere.
Best regards,
Brian