Google Publishes October’s Security Updates & Finally Releases Nougat for the Nexus 6
Google has released Android 7.0 Nougat for a number of Nexus devices last month, but they were still working on the update for Motorola’s Nexus 6. It’s unclear if the Android 7.0 update for the Nexus 6 was delayed because Google engineers were squashing bugs, or if Motorola was holding them back. Whatever the case, the Nougat update is finally rolling out to the Nexus 6 and you can manually flash the OTA update right now if you would like.
Along with 7.0 Nougat, Google also released the Android security patches yesterday. This update comes in two sets as there is a Security Patch Level for October 1st and a bigger one for October 5th. The October 1st level includes patches for 12 vulnerabilities marked with a high severity and 5 that are marked with a moderate severity. The October 5th level includes patches for 5 vulnerabilities marked with a critical severity, 17 that are marked with a high severity, 8 that are marked with a moderate severity and then 1 marked with a low severity.
As usual, Google has released both factory images for Nexus devices that include these October security patches, as well as the OTA files for those who want to manually install the update. So far, Google has released the October security update for the WiFi variant of the Nexus 9, the Pixel C, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player and Nexus 5. If you’d rather not update the Nexus 6 to Nougat right now, you can use the MOB31H build for the device to get the security patches and stay on Marshmallow.
Google has yet to release the update for the cellular variant of the Nexus 9, but we’ve seen this type of delay in the past. It can take Google a few weeks to get the update certified and then both the factory images/OTA files will be available for those who need it.
Source: Android Security Bulletin
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