‘Manufacturer must update smartphones longer “- Telegraaf.nl

THE HAGUE –

The Consumers going to phone manufacturers insist that they support smartphones with more updates. Many Android devices tested the association last two years were no longer supported by the latest software and a large number of them turned in an unsafe version of the operating system

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In total, 84 percent of the 171 tested devices not updated to Android 5.0. Half of them even had Android 4.3 or older, while there are known vulnerabilities sit in this version.

“manufacturers would have their units must provide at least two years after the release date of updates,” stated Bart Combée, Director Consumentenbond, Thursday.

The updates released by Google, the maker of Android. The phone makers then determine if and when they continue an update to their devices. Sometimes the provider is slowing an update, because he wants to add there own features to it.

According to the consumer is especially Huawei slow to adapt an update for their own smartphones. But at Samsung, the market leader among Android phones, many models run on outdated software.

Apple devices and Windows Phones is the update issue much less, says the interest. IOS operating system gets some four years after its introduction still updates and Microsoft has promised all phones with Windows 8.1 update for free to Windows 10 Mobile

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