PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Android’s Security Issue Sees The Light

By  |  March 23, 2017
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As with any connected device, there are bound to be security concerns.

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    In Google’s latest annual report on the topic, it highlights the improvements made to security for Android devices.

    Here are the numbers:

    1.4 billion | Number of global Android devices

    50 percent | Current patching rate of security on Android devices

    75 percent | Goal of security patches for Android devices in 2017

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    3 percent | Amount of Android devices updated with current operating system

    1500 | Number of variations of Android software needed to fulfill 13 different devices on 200 carriers


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