New Android Update 2017 Drops On Google Smartphones, Fixes Crucial Security Risks

The New Android update 2017 starts rolling out on Google devices today and it patches up a major security risk. Google's Pixel and Nexus devices will be getting the latest security update.

Prior to the update, Android devices have holes in its security that makes it vulnerable to hackers. Fortunately, Google has addressed these vulnerabilities in the new Android update 2017.

According to GSMArena, the update itself doesn't weigh much in terms of size as it will only take up about 39MB of space. The update will be available from today, all the way to March 10.

The new Android update 2017 can be downloaded from Google's site as well. Owners can download the update builds for the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel C, Pixel XL and the Google Pixel.

Upon installing the update, Android users will no longer be at risk of one particularly hazardous security risk. According to AndroidAuthority, the new Android update 2017 patch will get rid of the security hole that lets hackers remotely trigger code executions on devices through the use of email or media file traps that users could open.

Another security threat is the elevation of privilege vulnerability. This gives hackers an opening where they could execute codes through the use of malicious applications on the device.

The official Android Blog explained that this threat could damage the device's operating system. With that said, these two security threats are labeled as having "critical" security risks.

Prior to the new Android update 2017, devices are also vulnerable to AOSP messaging attacks. Hackers can use files specifically created to corrupt a phone's memory. This messaging vulnerability is rated as a high-level security threat.

Luckily for owners, the new Android update 2017 patches up these holes making security breaches less likely. Although these vulnerabilities can lead to destructive security breaches, Google announced that they haven't recorded such cases from Android owners yet.