Google confirms Android attacks; no fix for most Samsung users

> This [update] was rushed out to all Pixel users.

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

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

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.

I never understood why a mobile operator has any say in when to apply security patches?

Does it happen with iPhones?

iOS updates are not limited by the operator.