Google GOOGL +17.18% bust out the data to prove doubters wrong about the quality of Android security. But, according to its second-ever yearly Android security report, issued Tuesday, as many as 420 million active devices are not supported by its patches, leaving a large number open to possible attack.
According to Google’s data, nearly 30 per cent of all active Android phones and tablets (of which there are 1.4 billion at last count) are on a version that do not receive patches. Anyone running an Android version below 4.4.4 does not currently receive security updates from the tech titan. Google, for obvious reasons, recommends users run the most up-to-date operating system.
But there’s some good news: even the most high-profile vulnerabilities don’t seem to have been exploited by hackers. Despite the widespread concern around the Stagefright vulnerabilities, which affected nearly 1 billion phones, no successful exploits were ever reported.
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