Blaze (he/him)@lemmy.zip to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 years agoLineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down111cross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
arrow-up1386arrow-down1external-linkLineageOS is currently installed on 1.5 million Android devices9to5google.comBlaze (he/him)@lemmy.zip to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square72fedilinkcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
minus-squareDataprolet@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down3·2 years ago85 % probably have outdated firmware.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-22 years agoThat number probably higher. However that changes nothing as we can’t control proprietary firmware blobs. Honestly there is no way of knowing anything about the security of those blobs. Firmware vendors can do whatever they want.
minus-squareCanuck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThe list of devices on Replicant OS is old and short. Proprietary blobs are a big issue for Android.
minus-squarelemmytellyousomething@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoWhy? I don’t understand. Doesn’t it have any update mechanism for that?
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 years agoThey mean that the device manufacturer and or hardware vendors are no longer putting out updates for the proprietary blobs.
85 % probably have outdated firmware.
That number probably higher. However that changes nothing as we can’t control proprietary firmware blobs.
Honestly there is no way of knowing anything about the security of those blobs. Firmware vendors can do whatever they want.
The list of devices on Replicant OS is old and short. Proprietary blobs are a big issue for Android.
Why? I don’t understand. Doesn’t it have any update mechanism for that?
They mean that the device manufacturer and or hardware vendors are no longer putting out updates for the proprietary blobs.