Android Stagefright is just the latest in a long line of arguments as to why Google’s heavily fragmented mobile operating system remains a mess.Also Read :Telugu boothu Kathalu (Dengaleni Moggudu)The latest malware headline-grabber, Stagefright affects phones via MMS video. Dodgy clips can infect a phone without users even having to open them, with Google Hangouts pre–processing media attachments.
And while Google says those affected are somewhat protected thanks to application sandboxing preventing most of the damage, that’s not stopped it from promising monthly security updates for its Nexus range of phones and tablets.
Samsung has said that it is doing the same for its newer Galaxy phones.
Motorola has said that its post–2013 line-up will get a fix, while Google has promised to sort the issues with HTC’s One M7, M8 and M9, LG’s G2, G3 and G4 and Sony’s Xperia Z3, Z4 and Z3 Compact.
That’s at least a move in the right direction. But a major issue with Android has been highlighted with this flaw.
Stagefright has been known to Google since April and yet it’s only now that the best phones are getting the treatment to stop them being infected and users’ data being compromised.
There are so many things wrong with this state of affairs that it’s hard to know where to begin.
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Android’s vast number of partners means only the top–end devices seem to be getting the patch, meaning if you bought a budget Android or your phone is a couple of years old, you’re on your own
