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Re: critical security patches incoming

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On 09:01  17 Aug 2016, Roy Smith wrote:

> On 8/16/2016 3:11 PM, pamela wrote:
>> On 08:10  10 Aug 2016, Chris wrote:
>>
>>> pamela <invalid@nospam.com> wrote:
>>>> On 17:57  2 Aug 2016, Chris wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 
http://m.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/02/android_august_patch_bu
>>>>> nd le /
>>>>>
>>>>> Keep an eye out for them and pester your SP/manufacturer if
>>>>> you don't get them.
>>>>
>>>> Patches?  What's that?  Ever since I bought my Tesco Hudl
>>>> (Kitkat) I don't think I've had a single patch.
>>>>
>>>> How do I make my tablet catch up on these?
>>>
>>> You have to choose very carefully with Android hardware. Much
>>> of it doesn't get any updates from the day it leaves the
>>> factory. Only Nexus devices are guaranteed to get updates for
>>> - I think - two years
>>>
>>> This is a big problem for Android in my opinion.
>>>
>>> You could try hassling Tesco and maybe bandy Sale of Goods Act
>>> at them, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
>>
>> So my Android is not updating itself but is out of date.
>>
>> Can I get the patches from a 3rd party site or do they have to
>> be specific to my Hudl?
>>
> 
> I'm sorry to sat that you'll have to find updates that are
> specifically for your device, that come from it's manufacturer
> and in some cases, are approved by your cellular carrier.
> Because Android is open source it's easy for a device
> manufacturer to design their own custom user interface, for
> example Samsung's Touch Wiz or LG's Sense which leads to the
> problem of fragmentation in the Android market. Some of these
> device manufacturer have so many models that providing updates
> to all of them would be a monumental task. So the manufacturers
> generally only provide updates for their flagship and high-end
> devices, and ignoring the older mid-range and bargain models.
> 
> So depending on what device you have, the chances of you ever
> seeing an update for Android are very slim or non-existent.

Have there been any serious security flaws exposed since my KitKat 
(4.4.2)?

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critical security patches incoming Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-08-02 16:57 +0000
  Re: critical security patches incoming pamela <invalid@nospam.com> - 2016-08-07 22:57 +0100
    Re: critical security patches incoming Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-08-10 07:10 +0000
      Re: critical security patches incoming pamela <invalid@nospam.com> - 2016-08-16 21:11 +0100
        Re: critical security patches incoming Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-08-17 07:52 +0000
          Re: critical security patches incoming Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2016-08-17 10:12 +0100
        Re: critical security patches incoming Roy Smith <rasmith1959@live.com> - 2016-08-17 03:01 -0500
          Re: critical security patches incoming pamela <invalid@nospam.com> - 2016-08-17 17:52 +0100
            Re: critical security patches incoming Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-08-17 18:17 +0000
              Re: critical security patches incoming pamela <invalid@nospam.com> - 2016-08-18 15:48 +0100
                Re: critical security patches incoming Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2016-08-18 17:02 +0000
  Re: critical security patches incoming ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-08-16 19:23 -0500

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