Android Phones Are More Secured Than People Expect; Google Officer Explains Why

One of the biggest issue users have against Android phones are the never ending malware reported almost every week. And because of this, people start to doubt the security of their information from hackers. But according to the director of Android security, Adrian Ludwig, Android phones are actually safer than what users think.

In a report published by Digital Trends, one of the reasons why Android phones are being hacked is because the phone may be using an older version of OS. In addition, Android phones are operated by different manufacturers that use different versions of Android. For that reason, it takes 30 days or more to get one update across all Android phones and sometimes not at all.

According to Ludwig, Google actually releases a fix for any reported bug quite fast says Tech Security Daily. The problem only starts when the manufacturers will release the patch to their end users. Hackers can send malicious codes through a video or even an audio file. This is why it is crucial for manufacturers to get the updates out to Android phone users as soon as possible.

And since the latest Android update is the 7.0 Nougat, almost every user using this OS version can be sure they have the latest security update installed on their mobile phones. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said to owners using an older version of the KitKat which is actually 20% of all Android users.

Despite identifying the major problem why not all Android phones users are secured from any malicious software, solving it is not as easy as it sounds. So in conclusion, an Android phone is as secured as a phone can be just as long as it is updated to the latest Android OS version. If a user is not able to update to it, then it all lies to the owner whether he or she decides to get a phone with the latest OS or risk their security.