Wednesday, 27 July 2016

Motorola confirms that it will not commit to monthly security patches



Motorola confirms that it will not commit to monthly security patches


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Motorola says it is "more efficient" to bundle security updates into fewer releases.

RON AMADEO - 7/26/2016, 2:24 PM

Motorola has clarified the update situation of the Moto Z and Moto G4, calling Android's monthly security updates "difficult" and deciding not to commit to them.
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For the future of security updates at the Lenovo-owned Motorola, we look to the 2015 Moto X, which has been receiving Android security updates about once a quarter instead of monthly. The Moto X spent the last few months on the "February" Android security patch and only this month was updated to "May."
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The MXPE has been a great device, but this issue is why I won't get another Moto phone. I got this device, expecting timely updates, shortly after Nexus devices. But we've seen far from that. So next phone, will be a Nexus for sure, for me.

My Moto 360 2nd Gen also gets updates slow. My LG G Watch R is current, and got a July Android Wear update last night. While my Moto 360 2nd Gen is stuck in May.

Moto feels it's more "efficient" for me to be vulnerable for some months. I don't find that to be acceptable.



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