Last year, when Stagefright vulnerabilities were all over the news, tech giants announced their plans to release regular updates to ensure their products are safe from possible attacks. The likes of LG, Samsung, and Sony promised monthly updates then but unfortunately, not one did keep its promise. To date, we only know Google and BlackBerry to be regular in announcing software updates and security patches.
Such monthly updates are unrealistic for some. HTC already noted the reality that such will take time. As for Motorola, it never promised monthly updates and this year is no different. The company still won’t commit to such frequent updates. That’s better instead of making promises and not being able to keep them.
The Android team has regular monthly security updates which OEMs and mobile carriers need to look into and release officially. More often than not, the more popular brands have been regular although not exactly monthly. Some companies like Motorola wait for more updates and additional patches. Honestly, we’re really not expecting monthly releases from any tech company because it can be difficult. However, some people can be too demanding since some brands can do it. At least for Motorola, the company is honest enough to say they can’t do it.
Motorola sent out this statement regarding the issue:
Motorola understands that keeping phones up to date with Android security patches is important to our customers. We strive to push security patches as quickly as possible. However, because of the amount of testing and approvals that are necessary to deploy them, it’s difficult to do this on a monthly basis for all our devices. It is often most efficient for us to bundle security updates in a scheduled Maintenance Release (MR) or OS upgrade.
As we previously stated, Moto Z Droid Edition will receive Android Security Bulletins. Moto G4 will also receive them.
This only means there won’t be any monthly update for the Moto G4 and Moto Z. It shouldn’t be a problem as long as the company rolls out the more important ones and when necessary.
VIA: ArsTechnica
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