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Google’s 3-level Android patch could cause confusion

September 7, 2016

Via: InfoWorld

Google has released another large monthly batch of security patches for Android, this time fixing 55 vulnerabilities, eight of which are rated critical.

The novelty of this release is that the fixes are split into three different “security patch levels” — date strings that indicate to users how up-to-date their devices are. While this could make it easier for device manufacturers to integrate patches applicable to their devices, it could lead to confusion among regular users.

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