Security is one of the aspects that most concern users and on our Android phones it is something that we focus on. To maintain security levels on our mobile, Google releases a security update monthly that allows us to search for security patches on Android and install it on our mobile in a very simple way.
Little by little the Android operating system has been improving in security but it still has great differences in this aspect with iOS, when we find an open system with countless brands that must adapt the security patches to their terminals. This can cause delays in updating the security patch and therefore we are not completely sure. This process could change slightly depending on the personalization layer of our mobile phone as it happens to know which version of Android our mobile phone has .
Steps to find security patches on Android
In our mobile the process is very simple and it is that we only have to follow the steps that we usually do when updating our mobile, we explain them below:
- First we access the Settings of our mobile.
- Next we look for Information of the phone or System .
- Inside we will find the section dedicated to System Updates , where we must enter.
- And finally we will check if a new security patch appears.
In case no security patch appears on our mobile, we can buy in the Android security center a list of brands from which we will access the security patches published by each brand. Not all brands publish monthly and become quarterly or otherwise.
Check your security patch on Android
To know what security patch we have on our mobile we only have to access Settings > Security and we will see information about the date of the patch that we have installed. This information can be contrasted with that offered by the Android security center as we have previously shown you.
Installing them is very simple
Once the new available security patch appears, you just have to click on download and install. The process does not usually take too long and we only have to worry that our mobile has more than 50% battery or is plugged into the power.
When the update is finished, the mobile will start and although we do not notice differences in most cases, we will find security changes that seek the greatest protection for the user.
Your data and information are not in danger
Unlike what happens when we update the operating system, in this case we should not worry about photographs, videos or other content. At no time will they be in danger, although as always, caution is our great ally in technology. That is why we recommend you make a backup of photos and videos , as well as other important elements.
You can install the latest patch by changing the ROM
Unofficially we are going to be able to get the latest security patch on our mobile with the help of unofficial ROMs . Through CyanogenMod, among other popular firmware modifications, we will be able to have the latest version of Android on our mobile, as well as the latest Android security patch.
To achieve this, we will first have to unlock the bootloader of our smartphone and later complete the process with a ROM that has a large community behind it so as not to risk damaging our smartphone. We must remember that if we follow these steps, our smartphone will lose the manufacturer’s warranty and we will be the only ones responsible, for that reason we only recommend doing it on old mobiles that no longer receive updates and we are concerned that they may suffer any damage.