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by glandium 3206 days ago
Google has issued a patch and notified its partners. It will be available for:

    Nougat (7.0)
    Marshmallow (6.0)
Google has issued a security update patch and notified its partners. It was available to Android partners on August 7th, 2017, and made available as part of the September Security Update and Bulletin. We recommend that users check that Bulletin for the latest most accurate information. Android users should verify that they have the September 9, 2017 Security Patch Level

Take Nexus 5.

Opens Settings, Device information.

Android Version: 6.0.1. Great.

Android Security Level: 2016-10-5. A year old. Great.

Tap System update, force check... no update. Great.

Thank you Google.

1 comments

I recommend you switch to Lineage OS. Once the manufacturer drops the device you're SoL.