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Re:Malicious apps infect 25M Android devices with 'Agent Smi... by jammygit on Thursday July 11, 2019 @12:50PM (#20413115)
Question: my brother just got a used pixel 1 phone. Will it stop getting security updates soon/already?
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Re:Malicious apps infect 25M Android devices with 'Agent Smi... by _underfl0w_ on Thursday July 11, 2019 @01:30PM (#20413521)
FWIW, LineageOS has official nightlies for that phone now (typing this from one of those builds now, actually)
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Re:Malicious apps infect 25M Android devices with 'Agent Smi... by jdofaz on Friday July 12, 2019 @11:02AM (#20421203)
If the phone is from Verizon the bootloader is locked
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Re:Malicious apps infect 25M Android devices with 'Agent Smi... by cure on Thursday July 11, 2019 @01:13PM (#20413342)
Yes, looks like October 2019 is the end: https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/4457705?hl=en#pixel_...
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Re:Malicious apps infect 25M Android devices with 'Agent Smi... by jammygit on Thursday July 11, 2019 @01:29PM (#20413506)
What should he do if he finds out about a vulnerability then? Does he need a new phone?
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Re:Malicious apps infect 25M Android devices with 'Agent Smi... by brlewis on Thursday July 11, 2019 @01:52PM (#20413736)
Yes, but not necessarily Oct 2019. My Nexus 5X is running Android 8.1.0 with security patch level: December 5, 2018, so it's likely Pixel will also get updates after the guaranteed dates.
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Re:Malicious apps infect 25M Android devices with 'Agent Smi... by Jonnax on Friday July 12, 2019 @12:13AM (#20418076)
He needs to weigh the risk versus the cost of a new phone.

There is a custom firmware card LineageOS but it's a community effort. It may get up to date security updates merged in but it could be vulnerable in other ways.

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