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Google fixed a critical security flaw for Pixels, but other Android phones were left hanging

Who’s to blame for the slow fixes to critical security flaws on non-Pixel Android phones?

Google included the fix in the June Pixel Feature Drop, and other Android phones aren't able to receive the update. The issue is an elevation of privilege (EoP) problem with Android firmware that Google referred to as of "high severity" for Pixels. "It was exploited by forensics companies against users with apps like Wasted and Sentry trying to wipe the device when detecting an attack," the GrapheneOS team explained.

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