when can we expect OS updates for stagefright vulnerability?
stevem46
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When can we expect an Android OS update for stagefright vulnerability? Galaxy S5 and S6

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Snn5
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Verizon cares, but must have the patch from the manufacturer first who gets it from Google. 

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bizzareone
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When the manufacture releases the patch

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derrydavis
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This may not be entirely true if you got your phone through Verizon. They control the release of code to phones under their control. I expect them to release it once they get it but they still vet the code.

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Heretic1989
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derrydavis
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May want to follow this thread. If it get's bumped enough it will remain a hot topic. Will Verizon release a patch for the recently announced vulnerability of Android phones to hacking v...

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Heretic1989
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Here'a some more info. Some of it is piggybacking the 1st link i posted. Some of it isn't.

Stagefright: It Only Takes One Text To Hack 950 Million Android Phones - Forbes

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justjames
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Per the attached: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/goodbye-android?utm_Source=vicefbus, Google has prepared patches and sent them to manufacturers, so the question is, as it often is, when can we expect the patch from Verizon?

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KenChv
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I too am waiting for guidance. Verizon please take note - and I'm sure someone there is watching this and other threads on the subject: If this breaks bad and the phones of thousands & thousands of customers wind up being hacked because you dragged your feet and did nothing about a threat your developers have known about since April the press coverage will not be good to your company image.

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