In light of recent security attacks on Android phones as reported by Google, and the measures Google has taken to forestall the consequences, can I assume that Fairphone 2 phone updates automatically include all Google’s latest security patches?
See, for example: http://www.zdnet.com/article/the-ten-best-ways-to-secure-your-android-phone/?loc=newsletter_large_thumb_featured&ftag=TRE-03-10aaa6b&bhid=22917816014367922306560925845273
and
http://www.zdnet.com/article/googles-october-android-patches-have-landed-theres-a-big-fix-for-dnsmasq-bug/
Cheers,
David.
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BertG
November 6, 2017, 7:47pm
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Yes, in my opinion, you can assume that.
The KRACK fix was even done faster than released by google.
Look here for FP OS:
We are happy to announce that the software update fixing the “KRACK ” vulnerabilities is ready for your Fairphone 2. It is called Fairphone OS 17.10.2.
What’s new
Security fixes for the “KRACK ” vulnerabilities
For the full release notes, check fairphone.com/release-notes
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Open the built-in Fairphone Updater app on your device to start the download.
If you encounter issues with the software update, please refer to our official bugtracker .
Do you want to help us test software u…
or here for FP OOS:
Fairphone Open 17.10.2 has been released. You can get it through the updater, or by downloading from Fairphone Open downloads .
Security fixes* for the “KRACK ” vulnerabilities
*Security fixes:
CVE-2017-13077, CVE-2017-13078, CVE-2017-13079, CVE-2017-13080, CVE-2017-13081, CVE-2017-13086, CVE-2017-13087, CVE-2017-13088
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Better than to assume anything would be to make sure .
Make sure your phone is on the current OS version, then you can check the security patch level date in Settings - About phone.
Threads like the ones @BertG linked to show up in the forum to herald new updates and give additional info. Stay tuned.
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BertG
November 6, 2017, 8:06pm
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True. Yet from my experience, that FP has not let me down on this behalf so far, I assume, they will continue this good update-performance.
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Thanks much, BertG and AnotherElk for your reassuring response and prompt help. No further questions from me. Cheers, David.
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And yes, Fairphone has done it again.
See update 17.11.2
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