Google to Release Monthly Nexus Security Updates

Google today said it will take off month to month security upgrades for Nexus gadgets.

Dark Hat Bug ArtGoogle has as of now been telling Android makers every month about stage and security issues, however "from this week on, Nexus gadgets will get normal OTA upgrades every month concentrated on security, notwithstanding the typical stage redesigns."

The first of those redesigns began today with the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7, Nexus 9, Nexus 10, and Nexus Player , with fixes for a few bugs, including Stagefright. Google will likewise discharge the same fixes to people in general by means of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

"Nexus gadgets will keep on receiving significant overhauls for no less than two years and security patches for the more drawn out of three years from starting accessibility or year and a half from last offer of the gadget by means of the Google Store," Google said in a blog entry.

Stagefright, uncovered a week ago, is a bug in Google's portable working framework that can give programmers access to individuals' telephones just by sending a content. The vulnerabilities are covered up in an Android media library known as Stagefright, and around 95 percent of Android gadgets, or around 950 million cell phones, are helpless, as per Zimperium scientist Joshua Drake.

Zimperium detailed the powerlessness to Google, which the Web monster applies to inward code branches inside 48 hours. Be that as it may, a full settle required an over-the-air firmware redesign. Given the condition of Android discontinuity, it was hazy to what extent that would take.