New Android Security Patch Level System Is a Convoluted Mess

  • 7 September 2016
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Google uses 3 security patch levels in September's bulletin

 
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Sep 7, 2016 04:10 GMT  ·  By Catalin Cimpanu  Google has released today the September edition of the Android Security Bulletin, which, starting this month, features a new three-level patching string system that is extremely confusing, even for Android professionals.
 
The "Android security patch level" string is a setting in the phone's "About" section that tells you the date of the last security update your phone received.
 
Google introduced this string when it started delivering scheduled monthly updates last August.
 
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Well, looks like they did not do a very good job in the first place and an even worse job when trying to rectify the initial deficiencies...LOL:D

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