Now it appears that our beloved Z1C does not get an Android 6 Stock ROM, I am wondering how long Sony will support our device with security patches.
At least for me, my Z1C is far from "end-of-life" but I am becoming worried that Sony thinks otherwise which could mean that we end up with a vulnerable phone full of unfixed security bugs...
Does anybody know if we have any guarantee from Sony that security vulnerabilities in the Sony stock ROM for the Z1C will get patched or updated? And if so, for how long?
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Now it appears that our beloved Z1C does not get an Android 6 Stock ROM, I am wondering how long Sony will support our device with security patches.
At least for me, my Z1C is far from "end-of-life" but I am becoming worried that Sony thinks otherwise which could mean that we end up with a vulnerable phone full of unfixed security bugs...
Does anybody know if we have any guarantee from Sony that security vulnerabilities in the Sony stock ROM for the Z1C will get patched or updated? And if so, for how long?
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I believe .236 may have been the last update.
Someone correct me if I am wrong?
kxf41 said:
I believe .236 may have been the last update.
Someone correct me if I am wrong?
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I am also running 14.6.A.1.236 and try to protect my device with
Avira Anti-Virus
and
Android Vulnerability Test Suite (AndroidVTS).
Unfortunately, the latter App is removed from Google Play because it crossed some Android OS security boundaries in some of their tests but it can still be downloaded from GitHub:
https://github.com/nowsecure/android-vts/releases
For the moment, the 14.6.A.1.236 build has no vulnerabilities known to AndroidVTS but the real test will be the day that a vulnerability is found in this build...
dvandyck said:
I am also running 14.6.A.1.236 and try to protect my device with
For the moment, the 14.6.A.1.236 build has no vulnerabilities known to AndroidVTS but the real test will be the day that a vulnerability is found in this build...
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https://labs.duosecurity.com/xray/
This app also find vulnerabilities, and only CVE-2016-0808 is found on 14.6.A.1.236.
Really hope sony upgrade z1c to use Android security patch level.
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Note to moderators: Due to the content, I believe this warrants its own thread. We have a separate thread for the OTA (for manual download), and a separate thread dealing with The X/G/E 4.4.4 rollout as a whole, which has long since devolved from there. I didn't see any release notes for our specific update posted, other than the false and regurgitated 4.4.3/4 hybrid notes for carriers. If you still feel that this post should be rolled into one of those separate threads, I can respect that.
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/100863
ENHANCEMENTS
After installing the software update you will notice numerous enhancements and changes, including:
Android™ 4.4.4, KitKat® Android 4.4.4, KitKat, is the latest release of the Android platform and includes enhanced security updates to OpenSSL.
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As expected, it's primarily just an OpenSSL security fix, though there are other hinted enhancements, likely bug fixes to any of Motorola's under the hood differences from AOSP.
I know that there were many people who were concerned with the delay in this update. It's because Android 4.4.4 wasn't really needed for our device, just as not all Nexus devices got 2.3.7 or 4.3.1 (device-specific changes).
The actual AOSP changes from 4.4.3 to 4.4.4 was literally one OpenSSL security fix. HTC backported this fix to their 4.4.3 software, hence why they're not rolling out 4.4.4 on their devices. Google also made changes to Google Play Services to mitigate this security issue, so any device from Android 2.3 to the present has this fix (to a degree, see * for details) with or without Android 4.4.4.
So, why did Motorola update the carrier variants to 4.4.4 ahead of the unlocked and developer editions? The unlocked/developer editions got 4.4.3 while most of the carrier variants were still on 4.4.2. Moto's 4.4.3 update provided new features for the Moto X such as pause while video recording, as well as the new Android dialer and some camera enhancements. By the time that 4.4.4 was released, most carriers delayed their update to have this security fix incorporated, while the unlocked/developer edition models were already good to go.
Most of the carrier-branded 4.4.4 variants have a Motorola software version beginning with 212, but this variant got 213. So it's likely that this update has some other Moto changes that will eventually filter out to the carriers, or be incorporated into their L-updates.
*This security fix plugs a security hole. The update to Google Play Services acts more like an anti-virus. It does two things. First, it prevents the upload of apps to the Play Store that would exploit this loophole, and it scans your devices side-loaded apps (if enabled by the user) for apps that use this. Basically, if you have Google Play services installed and up to date, you cannot be affected by this bug. If you're running a pure AOSP-based OS modified on a Chinese handset without Google Play Services, then you need 4.4.4 to avoid this security issue.
I got my 4.4.4 on Sunday. (Dev Edition)
Tapatalked from my G PAD 8.3
If it's not a major update, I'd rather wait for the next major release (L?), instead of doing all the revert to stock - reroot procedure.
Is there a way I can stop getting the OTA notifications? They are really intrusive, and it wants to install itself, but I don't see any options to not get it.
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If it's not a major update, I'd rather wait for the next major release (L?), instead of doing all the revert to stock - reroot procedure.
Is there a way I can stop getting the OTA notifications? They are really intrusive, and it wants to install itself, but I don't see any options to not get it.
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You can freeze the OTA apk its called something like moto ota or Motorola ota
it is so annoying that it prompted me to move away from stock. geez. that damn thing popup in themiddle of you typing an email!
Also, why the heck that is not available on the site? i can only download 4.4.2 and .4.2.2! not even 4.4.3... motorola support for a dev phone is sad. absolutely no help. not to mention not a word on how to integrate all the nice hardware on the custom images. sigh... sucks to be a sucker.
http://www.cnet.com/news/researcher-finds-mother-of-all-android-vulnerabilities/
Well its unlikely that an exploit will actually be used, anyone know if Asus has this under control?
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http://www.cnet.com/news/researcher-finds-mother-of-all-android-vulnerabilities/
Well its unlikely that an exploit will actually be used, anyone know if Asus has this under control?
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If not them, some dev will have it fixed sooner or later...
I think it will be google that has to patch it. They will then release a new version of android like 5.1.2 or 5.1.3 and then asus would have to make a new build with that version of android im sure. Or they could build the patch into whatever patch they are using for that version android.
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I think it will be google that has to patch it. They will then release a new version of android like 5.1.2 or 5.1.3 and then asus would have to make a new build with that version of android im sure. Or they could build the patch into whatever patch they are using for that version android.
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If you read the article it states that the problem in patching lies in the companies not pushing the patch out quickly or at all...
Once google releases a patch you can be assured that the patch will be made available, especially for a big problem, with the devs doing all the work.
You may need to be rooted and have xposed installed but a fix will be made available...
ZF2 uses x86 CPU. So, special exploit has to be made for x86 phones. The majority of Android phones is ARM. So, no one will write exploit just for few phones (unless it's targeted for specific person's phone). And it's unclear if this vulnerability exists in x86 (and can be easily exploited).
Nougat update for Turkey is now Available,Detail; source Langue only TURKİSH.
https://www.lgdestek.net/h960tr-lg-v10-android-7-0-nougat-turkiye-guncellemesi-35121/
English translete;
Today the LG V10[H960TR] 32 and 16 models with H960TR and H960ATR Android 7.0 Nougat update is released. The Nougat update, which began last week in South Korea, was later distributed in Hong Kong devices. The LG V10 Turkey models are starting to get Android 7.0 update via LG Bridge. The software version distributed with the LG V10 V30a version number includes the new android version.
LG has made a statement over the past few months and has reported that the Android 7.0 update for the LG V10 will be released in May and June. The update was stopped very late by LG. With the new software update, the LG V10 comes with new features. Among the most notable features are theme features and improvements to the interface. The smartphone has also received the most up-to-date security patch. Updated on security level as 01.05.2017.
Another innovation that came with the update was the update made to the fingerprint reader. It will be enough to take your finger over the power button inside the LG V20. By Berk koca
Because they have released Nougat for V10 almost at the end of the June which is the last month of Q2, we will probably get Nougat sometimes in September as the last month of Q3.
It's better than nothing ?
And another thread regarding the same thing...
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steadfasterX said:
And another thread regarding the same thing...
Sent from my LG-H815 using XDA Labs
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or the replies with no sense all other people writing .. waiting for my HXX to get it. we all waiting all variants why post you are waiting.. we all are.
Oh boy nougat is coming. Lol. Be harder to root harder to downgrade and a load of new problems for us to all sort through
Ill just kick it on my stylo 3 nougat no root no fastboot. No dl mode no nothin just the way i like it.
U know a device is lost when the moderators aint eeven complainin about mutliple threads about the same things.
Lol sorry guys had to add mine in too
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Nougat update for Turkey is now Available,Detail; source Langue only TURKİSH.
https://www.lgdestek.net/h960tr-lg-v10-android-7-0-nougat-turkiye-guncellemesi-35121/
English translete;
Today the LG V10[H960TR] 32 and 16 models with H960TR and H960ATR Android 7.0 Nougat update is released. The Nougat update, which began last week in South Korea, was later distributed in Hong Kong devices. The LG V10 Turkey models are starting to get Android 7.0 update via LG Bridge. The software version distributed with the LG V10 V30a version number includes the new android version.
LG has made a statement over the past few months and has reported that the Android 7.0 update for the LG V10 will be released in May and June. The update was stopped very late by LG. With the new software update, the LG V10 comes with new features. Among the most notable features are theme features and improvements to the interface. The smartphone has also received the most up-to-date security patch. Updated on security level as 01.05.2017.
Another innovation that came with the update was the update made to the fingerprint reader. It will be enough to take your finger over the power button inside the LG V20. By Berk koca
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Buddy i think u posted this in the wrong device thread this is for the g4s
TheMadScientist420 said:
Oh boy nougat is coming. Lol. Be harder to root harder to downgrade and a load of new problems for us to all sort through
Ill just kick it on my stylo 3 nougat no root no fastboot. No dl mode no nothin just the way i like it.
U know a device is lost when the moderators aint eeven complainin about mutliple threads about the same things.
Lol sorry guys had to add mine in too
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Buddy i think u posted this in the wrong device thread this is for the g4s
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Lol ?
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Lol ?
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Had to add my own cheap pun in.
waiting for update
s27moto said:
waiting for update
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really,??
s27moto said:
waiting for update
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Please tell us more about it.
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Apart from the security update and improved doze, there isn't really much to upgrade for if you've installed xposed. I might skip this update to save the trouble of installing all the tweaks again. It also avoids another chance of getting the bootloop
htr5 said:
Apart from the security update and improved doze, there isn't really much to upgrade for if you've installed xposed. I might skip this update to save the trouble of installing all the tweaks again. It also avoids another chance of getting the bootloop
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And Vulkan don't forget that
htr5 said:
Apart from the security update and improved doze, there isn't really much to upgrade for if you've installed xposed. I might skip this update to save the trouble of installing all the tweaks again. It also avoids another chance of getting the bootloop
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theres new uix. 5.0+ i believe. theme to make all dark. people saying smoother ui on V10 and less heat. also better battery.
itll bootloop even if you dont touch it. if its going to. i used to flash daily... and redo all tweaks. always do fresh installations. takes me hours..
I've also heard it improves performance but decreases photo quality. New UX, new camera UI, native theme support, doze on the go, vulkan API. For some more important it will fix camera and few other things in AOSP/CM based Nougat ROMs. I will most likely roll back to v20g-EUR-XXX lock bootloader update and unlock again I don't care about xposed, for me it was good in ICS/JB era but not in Nougat where there are hundreds of custom ROMs like RR, DU or AOSPA
Minto107 said:
I've also heard it improves performance but decreases photo quality. New UX, new camera UI, native theme support, doze on the go, vulkan API. For some more important it will fix camera and few other things in AOSP/CM based Nougat ROMs. I will most likely roll back to v20g-EUR-XXX lock bootloader update and unlock again I don't care about xposed, for me it was good in ICS/JB era but not in Nougat where there are hundreds of custom ROMs like RR, DU or AOSPA
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what would come first..? G4 nougat or xposed N.?
i need to learn how to live without it.
raptorddd said:
what would come first..? G4 nougat or xposed N.?
i need to learn how to live without it.
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Most likely G4 will get Nougat first. I don't think xposed will get back. I met thing I've learnt for all those years that xposed only ruins performance and is cause of lots of FCs and all that crap. I remember getting xposed on this tablet. I could customise few more things but when I uninstalled it, I felt like I am using newer tablet. Xposed was slowing it down and ruining my battery life. It's time to move on and bury xposed once for good
Wysłane z mojego Lenovo TAB S8-50LC przy użyciu Tapatalka
Hello, I just got the notification to update my Blu R1 HD, the version of the update is v 9.2.
Someone already updated? is stable?
Thank you
Yes it's stable, no changes except the April 2018 Android Security Updates.
I'm very surprised Blu is still sending out updates for this almost 2 year old device, that's better then some major brands!
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Yes it's stable, no changes except the April 2018 Android Security Updates.
I'm very surprised Blu is still sending out updates for this almost 2 year old device, that's better then some major brands!
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Don't give them too much credit. They are just attempting to make up for the numerous security debacles that they had with most of their phones in 2016 and 2017. Plus the security update is from Google, not Blu.
Blu likely only pushed the update to stay on good terms with the FCC. Who recently put Bans on Huawei, and ZTE. Why else would they update a two yr old phone, when they cannot provide promised nougat updates for several phones.
They are not reputable, they published marketing literature, made claims on social media sites, and in interviews where they promised nougat updates for phones released in 2017 that came with Android 6.0
A year later no updates.
I understand that Miui 9 can be installed on this phone. If I can figure it out I will share the files here.
Will there be a modified version of 9.2 for people with rooted phones?
Thanks!
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Will there be a modified version of 9.2 for people with rooted phones?
Thanks!
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put it out last week.
only did modified patch.
you need to be on fully stock v9.0 then flash this patch
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76455352&postcount=289
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put it out last week.
only did modified patch.
you need to be on fully stock v9.0 then flash this patch
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76455352&postcount=289
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I guess I am not stock since I am rooted and running xposed and removed ads.
So am I correct that to apply this update I should re-flash your 9.0 full ROM and then run your updater script before installing su and xposed and running the commands to delete the ads?
Thanks!
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I guess I am not stock since I am rooted and running xposed.
So am I correct that to apply this update I should re-flash your 9.0 full ROM and then run your updater script before installing su and xposed?
Thanks!
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Yes. Look at the last couple post on the modified stock romntjread. Confirmed installs of the patch from stock v9. They went the long way and "de-bloated, un-rooted, etc".
Re flash v9 then the patch should be fine.
8 still need to edit the first post over on that thread to add this patch.
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I'm very surprised Blu is still sending out updates for this almost 2 year old device, that's better then some major brands!
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tsongming said:
Don't give them too much credit. They are just attempting to make up for the numerous security debacles that they had with most of their phones in 2016 and 2017. Plus the security update is from Google, not Blu.
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I guess it's rather Amazon than Blu, since there are no updates for the retail ("non-prime") version...
lem22 said:
I guess it's rather Amazon than Blu, since there are no updates for the retail ("non-prime") version...
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You can buy a LeEco S3 for $89 it has 3gb ram,Snapdragon 652 ( 8 core processor) 32gb hard drive, 1080*1920 resolution, 3000mah battery and about 30 working custom Roms. We have 4 leecos in our house 2 LePro 3s and 2 Se3s.
I just sold one of my Blu R1s for $50, almost pays for an SE3. Blu should embrace the developing community and release the source code to these phones, imagine the respect they would get.
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Hi, I don't know how to update my stock R1 HD, I had only updated it from the same cell phone to version 8.4 but it only indicates that there are no more updates available, how then can I put this version 9.2? thanks
LG G6 is a great smartphone for taking pictures ... and a few other things like using it as a standard phone.
Mine is working fine on android 8.0 (Oreo) EU stock, with bootloader legally unlocked and the infamous lock screen.
From what I read here and there, it is nonsense to update it to Android Pie (9.0). No gain and many pains !
In other words, I intend to keep it under Oreo 8 and try to update it for security patches !
a) how to lock updates to Android PIE ?
b) how to keep updating security patches ?
Is this Mission "impossible" ?
For your info, I know there are alternative ROMS, but from what I read, none works as well as a STOCK ROM ...
I think Pie is no longer supported at all and there weren't too many security patches for Oreo so far.
So after 36 months everything stops ?
No solution ?
So Google and Brands invented the OS that really sets the game ? 2 years and bye bye ?
I'm not a Go-Go Buyer !
It would be fine with me if i'm wrong. And there would be a third big update in the form of Android 10 and if they still release security patches for 9.
Mine is from May, Android 9 of course,so there still is some support.
(and i mistook Oreo and Pie in my post from May, nothing beats plain numbers...)
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It would be fine with me if i'm wrong. And there would be a third big update in the form of Android 10 and if they still release security patches for 9.
Mine is from May, Android 9 of course,so there still is some support.
(and i mistook Oreo and Pie in my post from May, nothing beats plain numbers...)
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Thanks "leCorbusier" for your optimistic message.
Android 10 LG STOCK for LG G6 ? You must be dreaming !
Besides this, just remember that I want to block Pie update (check OP) and still get security updates, but for Oreo !!!
xabzzz said:
Thanks "leCorbusier" for your optimistic message.
Android 10 LG STOCK for LG G6 ? You must be dreaming !
Besides this, just remember that I want to block Pie update (check OP) and still get security updates, but for Oreo !!!
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G6 received PIE update after 1 year, when PIE was released. Pie update for G6 and May security pacth was last update. LG has bad software support. Forget about Android 10 for G6 from LG. Only way to get Android 10 is custom ROMs
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For your info, I know there are alternative ROMS, but from what I read, none works as well as a STOCK ROM ...
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I understand your concern, security updates are more important to me. This is why I use custom roms. But it's also my experience that there are definitely custom roms running android 10 that are way better than LG's stock roms, especially Oreo. I don't know where you read the contrary, unless you have a model that isn't well supported.
Honestly, though, the bonus features are just a bonus to me. Having up-to-date security updates are the most important to me. I buy LG phones after they are discounted, and also only after I see the community begin to support specific models, since I know LG is awful about support.