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For enterprise businesses, security is paramount to protect both client data and your organization’s reputation. One often overlooked area of security is within the phones your business uses.

Once a month, Google releases security patches for its Android operating systems. These security patches include fixes for potentially dozens of security flaws that may be discovered within the operating system. The patches address those issues as they come up and “patch” any holes in the security that are discovered.

Unfortunately, the security patches cannot be delivered straight to the phones themselves. They have to go through the phone manufacturers first, who must pass them on to the phones after they’ve integrated them into their own compatible versions of Android for each of their smartphones and models. The security patches from Android end up bundled by the manufacturer and released as system updates.

However, not all manufacturers are great about incorporating the security patches and releasing system updates in a timely manner. Some are better than others; some are better than others on certain smartphone models and not so great on others.

Missing these updates could pose a serious security risk, an issue that enterprise businesses in particular need to be aware of, especially if employees are storing user data on their phones. If your enterprise has already invested in smartphones for your organization, check the phones below to see where yours rank. If you haven’t invested in new smartphones yet and are considering which ones to buy, keep this information in mind before purchasing.

Google Pixel 3,4,5

It shouldn’t surprise anybody that Google’s Pixel phones are on the top of the list. As soon as there’s a security patch available, Google releases it as part of a security update on the same day. They’ve never missed a month of security updates, either.

Samsung Galaxy S20

Not only has the Samsung Galaxy S20 rolled out updates the same day as security patches are available from Android, they sometimes pinpointed the security issue and made the update before Android did.

Samsung Galaxy S10: average 7-day delay from security patch release; 2 months skipped since early 2019.

Sony Xperia 1 II: average 20-day delay from security patch release; no monthly patches skipped.

Nokia 9 PureView: average 14-day delay from security patch release; 1 month skipped

LG V60 ThinQ: 12-day delay from security patch release; 4 months skipped

OnePlus 8 Pro: 28-day delay from security patch release; 0 months skipped

Motorola Edge+: 5.5 31-day delay from security patch release; 3 months skipped

Motorola Moto Z4: 1.10  34-day delay from security patch release; 10 months skipped

Ready to learn more about how best to protect your data and streamline your business systems? Contact Mobile Goods today for more information.