Search engine company Google has recently exposed eleven security flaws on Samsung's current flagship smartphone, Galaxy S6 Edge. However, owners and users of the device do not need to worry anymore as a bug fixes is promised to be included in the update that will be released later this month.
According to Top Tech News, these revelations came out from Google's Project Zero. One of the team members named Natalie Silvanovich has intensely investigated the Galaxy S6 and discovered 11 so-called "high-impact" security breaches. She has pin pointed in the result that Google doesn't actually make most Android devices. Meaning, it's not Google's mistake because OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), such as Samsung, add in their own code that paved way to these vulnerabilities.
The Project Zero team has been built to determine how hard it would be to find bugs, what bugs they would find and how they might change the Android open source platform. This would make it harder for malicious hackers to find and exploit flaws. Another thing was to see how quickly vendors would react to fix the bugs. Furthermore, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge served as the first sample due to its broad adoption.
International Business Times stated good news that eight of the eleven problems were fixed in the October maintenance release. Moreover two of the three remaining security patch are low risk, while the third, which attacks using the email client has an unclear effect.
These security patches are strong reminder that keeping devices up-to-date is really important. The software updates basically include security fixes that would keep user's device safe making it very vital. In addition, different handsets have dissimilar update methods, and manufacturers usually provide instructions on how to upgrade.
Moreover, BBC News said on its article that Samsung gives top priority with the trust of the consumers and their patrons. With this, the company has promised that the three remaining bugs would be fixed through a security update later this month.
Updating the smartphones is really important as it keeps the handsets secure and free from threats. As Samsung provided the update last month, some of the bug fixes were already patched and the company has promised to release another upgrade that would make the Samsung Galaxy S6's flaw-free.
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