Re:There are over a billion outdated Android devices in use
by jsight on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @09:27PM
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StageFright was patched on a LOT of devices that "no longer received updates". The concern with embedded web views is overrated, as Android actually updates those via Play Services now.
For all of the talk of how awful this is, actual exploits are almost unheard of.
I would submit that the number of people qualified to safely make (and update) that risk assessment is extremely small, and all of them would recommend updating to a version which patches problems rather than hoping you can dance around them.