Nexus devices have always been among the first Android devices to get platform and security updates from Google.
That has been the case when Google officially unraveled the Android 5.0 Lollipop mobile operating system on November 12 last year. While the Nexus devices were among the first to experience that bugs, issues, and other problems brought about by the Android 5.0 Lollipop, it was also because of those Nexus gadgets that Google was able to come up with quick-fix solutions to those problems.
The Android Official Blog also noted that security has always been a major focus for Android and Google Play because, as they say, Android was built from day one with security in mind.
It has come up with various apps to ensure the security of mobile data including the Application Sandbox which keeps applications running separately from other apps and the rest of the device to keep user data safe.
It also has the Verify Apps which conducts hundreds of millions of antivirus-like security scans of devices per day seamlessly in the background, and thus protecting one billion Android devices via Google Play.
Keeping Android secure and stronger
As Android is an open source, any user can actually sift through the code to identify and address potential security risks, which makes the platform stronger.
Because of these security initiatives of Android, there are approximately 0.15% of Android devices that has a potentially harmful app installed, provided that apps were installed from Google Play and not from other sources.
To further intensify the security of Android devices, security updates are also being rolled out on a regular basis. Over the last three years, manufacturers of Android devices are being notified every month through bulletins of security issues so that they can keep Android devices and their users secure.
Starting on August 5, Nexus 6 and other Nexus devices including the Nexus 4, the Nexus 5, the Nexus 7, the Nexus 9, the Nexus 10, and the Nexus Player have started receiving a first-of-a-kind OTA security update.
The update contains fixes for issues in bulletins provided to Android partners through July 2015, including fixes for the libStageFright issues.
The fixes will eventually be released to the public via the Android Open Source Project. It is expected that Nexus devices will continue to receive major security updates for at least two years while security patches will continue to be provided by at least three more years.
A phablet with supersized display
The Google Nexus 6 is a supersized version of the Moto X that has been given a two-handed booster shot and appropriately received a post-surgery Android 5.0 Lollipop when it was launched in November 2014, turning it into one of the better smartphones of 2015, cites Tech Radar.
The Nexus 6 is a phablet co-developed by Google and Motorola Mobility and is the first to run the Android 5.0 Lollipop and the Android 5.1 Lollipop. It is expected that it will be the first, if not among the firsts to take on the Android M beta soon.
If there is one thing that the Nexus 6 proves, it’s the fact that Google’s Nexus program is not only far from dead, it’s also alive and kicking with a powerful 6-inch phablet that runs its latest Android software.
It’s comparable to the other phablets of today and bigger than the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 but certainly not better.
The Google Nexus 6 is powered by one of the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon processors and has 3GB of RAM. It has a generous 3220 mAH battery but with its Qi turbo-charging feature, it can certainly last all day even on continued use.