Mobile phones with the system Android will receive an update from Wednesday. According to the Google , the measure was adopted to fix the flaw that allowed malicious file execution, even without the device owner interaction. It is estimated that the problem affects at least 950 million smartphones around the globe. The seeker released the list of beneficiaries of the cell update; see below.
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According to the company, a new version of Messenger , Google’s SMS application, has a modification that allows you to control the problem. The user must click on the videos before executing them. The main feature of failure is automatic playback of video files as soon as they reached the cell via message, which prevented the user to avoid the crash.
Initially, the correction will be transmitted to the Nexus line of devices since Wednesday
During the month of August, the update will also be sent to the following models:
– Samsung:. Galaxy S6 , Galaxy S6 Edge , Galaxy S5 , Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge
– HTC: One M7, M8 One and One M9
– LG: LG G2 , LG G3 and LG G4
– Sony: Xperia Z2 , Xperia Z3 , Xperia Z4 and Xperia Z3 Compact
Google has recommended that the owners of phones with Android Jelly Bean or higher exchange the native SMS application by Messenger. You can download it at this link.
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Details failure “Stagefright” will be presented by the researcher who discovered at the Black Hat conference, focused on digital security experts. The event occurs in the United States. Google promised to take further action as soon take knowledge of the details of the problem.
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