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Google confirms Android attacks; no fix for most Samsung users

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208 points mohi-kalantari | 11 comments | 08 Dec 25 16:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.412s | source | bottom
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ptx ◴[08 Dec 25 19:55 UTC] No.46196795[source]▶
Never mind the December security patches, Samsung haven't even released the November patches yet, the ones for the critical severity RCE. Unless you have a "major flagship model" [1], because apparently only the richest users deserve to be secure.

[1] https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

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1. JohnTHaller ◴[08 Dec 25 20:29 UTC] No.46197211[source]▶
Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are still stuck on the October patches.
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2. defanor ◴[08 Dec 25 21:05 UTC] No.46197641[source]▶
Pixel 6a used to show a September patch as the latest, but tapping "check for updates" found a new one. As mentioned in other comments here, apparently tapping those buttons twice may help.
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3. th3typh00n ◴[08 Dec 25 21:14 UTC] No.46197736[source]▶
My 7 is on the December one.
4. cmurf ◴[08 Dec 25 21:45 UTC] No.46198077[source]▶
Can confirm on a Pixel 6a.

Says September is the latest system update. Click check updates, says it's up to date, click check updates again, says it's preparing system update and hangs out for a while - then says it's downloading and installing a 781M update.

WTF?

Update: OK finally the update completes an hour later, even the reboot took longer than usual - says it's "updated to December 5, 2025"

This phone running Android 16 for a bit over a month now.

5. BoppreH ◴[08 Dec 25 21:47 UTC] No.46198102[source]▶
You might be on a slow rollout group, I got the December patch on my Pixel 7.
6. JohnTHaller ◴[09 Dec 25 03:05 UTC] No.46200800[source]▶
I was clicking "Check for Updates" every few hours. Finally started working a bit ago.

Fun fact: Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro didn't get a November update

7. gucci-on-fleek ◴[09 Dec 25 04:54 UTC] No.46201363[source]▶
The December updates for Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are available to manually download on Google's website [0], so the updates do exist, although Google might not be rolling them out to the general public quite yet. But the December update for Pixel 7a are completely missing from that website, and trying to update from the Settings app also shows no updates available.

[0]: https://developers.google.com/android/ota

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8. fulafel ◴[09 Dec 25 08:43 UTC] No.46202689[source]▶
Is there a way to apply one of these manually (without getting into dev tools and wiping & flashing with the new image)?
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9. gucci-on-fleek ◴[09 Dec 25 08:51 UTC] No.46202743{3}[source]▶
There are instructions at the top of the link. You need to use "adb" from the command-line on a computer, but it won't wipe any of your data, so it shouldn't cause any data loss. If you don't want to use "adb", you might be able to use [0], but I haven't tested it myself.

[0]: https://flash.android.com/welcome

10. JohnTHaller ◴[10 Dec 25 17:36 UTC] No.46220729[source]▶
The 7a got a November update while the 7 and 7 Pro did not. Perhaps that's related to the delay.
11. yencabulator ◴[11 Dec 25 18:54 UTC] No.46235461[source]▶
Specifically for 7a:

Rumor is the Pixel 7a December update rollout was paused due to a severe wifi bug. You might not want to upgrade manually at this time, even if you find images available for download.

(The rumor is somewhat weak, it's apparently everyone regurgitating one seemingly AI chat.. Google needs to state the reason publicly.)