Google Play Protect Makes Security On Android Devices Easier To Access

Nowadays every geek wants to turn their Android smartphone into a hacking device. Devices that use the security patch level of 2017-10-05 or newer must include all applicable patches in this (and previous) security bulletins. Motorola , which has long used a nearly pristine version of Android, has occasionally been slow to issue security updates , lagging behind Samsung and LG. In the US, this is compounded by the fact that updates are usually pushed out by carriers, not manufacturers.

Other Android vendors are receiving these patches, but 99 % of all Android devices are never receiving these updates (or only with a long delay). You can submit an app to Google Play and have it available to users in a couple of hours (Apple's process can take up to two weeks). Using a secure browser is important, because by default, most browsers try to balance security and speed with a heavy emphasis on speed.

Though the iPhone 7 does not offer a security center app, it does have a robust Privacy menu that allows you to restrict usage of the device's unique ad-tracking identifier. It was previously reported that Nexus 9 and Nexus 6 owners will stop receiving security updates starting October 2017. Google Play Protect will be available for all Android devices, even with old versions like Ginger Bread.

MDM Android apps give access to corporate email accounts that would otherwise not be accessible, along with shared documents, calendars and company apps. The same applies to installations from Google Play: in principle these should be more trustworthy, but there are plenty of instances of viruses being distributed via Google's own app store. Let me give an example using Samsung's Galaxy S7. Right now it's using Android M. Now imagine a world where Google updates the S7 to Android N the day it's released.

The partial security patch level string (2017-03-01) indicates that all issues associated with previous security patch level strings are addressed while the complete security patch level string (2017-03-05) indicates that all issues associated with 2017-03-01 and 2017-03-05 (and all previous security patch level strings) are addressed. Sneaking bad apps through typically doesn't require exploiting elaborate vulnerabilities in the architecture of Google Play.