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Google confirms Android attacks; no fix for most Samsung users

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208 points mohi-kalantari | 2 comments | 08 Dec 25 16:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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kelnos ◴[08 Dec 25 17:23 UTC] No.46194974[source]▶
> This [update] was rushed out to all Pixel users.

Pixel 8 here, still don't have the update. That's... not great.

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int0x29 ◴[08 Dec 25 18:49 UTC] No.46196084[source]▶
I think your carrier hasn't approved it yet. T-mobile seems to lag on these things. I also can't seem to find a system update. A Google Play system update does seem to exist
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freitasm ◴[08 Dec 25 19:36 UTC] No.46196598[source]▶
We have an OS security update that is only release to users of a specific hardware, once approved by their mobile operator. It may be added to vendor-specific OS versions some time later (weeks, month or never). The vendor-specific may not be approved by a telco if the vendor doesn't have a relationship with that telco.

Now think that millions of people use the same OS on many different flavours, on different hardware, on multiple operators.

What an inneficient way of doing things.

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rs186 ◴[08 Dec 25 21:16 UTC] No.46197761[source]▶
I never understood why a mobile operator has any say in when to apply security patches?

Does it happen with iPhones?

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1. SamaraMichi ◴[08 Dec 25 21:50 UTC] No.46198149[source]▶
iOS updates are not limited by the operator.
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2. surajrmal ◴[09 Dec 25 15:38 UTC] No.46206089[source]▶
Is this true for updates that might affect the way it interacts with the network (eg baseband firmware updates)? I assume it's much easier for iPhones to decouple that layer from the rest of the OS, which isn't the case for Android/Linux.