Google releases August security update for supported Pixel and Nexus devices [Updated]
: Shortly after Google released it for its Pixels and Nexuses, the August security patch started hitting Nokia smartphones as well. It's currently out for and , although should also be getting the update sooner than later. Last month, Nokia was to push out the monthly security update. Since it's the first Monday of the month, today gets the honor of being the day on which Google has released the latest Android security patches. As always, the company pushes these directly to the Pixel and Nexus devices it still supports, while third party Android device makers will hopefully update their handsets in due course. The August security update is split in two levels unsurprisingly, August 1 and August 5. The former contains most of the patches, while the latter fixes some low-level kernel exploits. Nexuses and Pixels always get everything, while for other devices their respective manufacturers will choose what to include. The and are already up for grabs from Google's website that is, if you have a , , , , , , , or . If you're not into manually flashing things, don't worry the over-the-air rollout of the update should have commenced already and will hit your particular device at some point within the next few days.
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