The security of the software that runs on your smartphone is the most important element in the device. Without a fully updated and secure smartphone, all could
The security of the software that runs on your smartphone is the most important element in the device. Without a fully updated and secure smartphone, all could potentially be lost, or worse. This week Google made it clear that they intend to take hold of Android security at the root. This initiative goes by the name of Project Mainline.
Before now, Google had to deliver security updates (and software updates in general) to smartphone manufacturers and mobile data carriers. In some cases, software needed to go from Google to manufacturer, then from manufacturer to carrier, then to your phone. It was a mess, and in some cases it remains a mess.
With Project Mainline, Google’s aiming to make security updates to your phone as quick, consistent, and painless as possible.
