Nokia phones rank #1 in software updates & security globally
Howdy We're thrilled to see Nokia phones rank number 1 in software updates & security, compared to other smartphone brands.
Nokia phones rank #1 in software updates & security globally
We're thrilled to see Nokia phones rank number 1 in software updates & security, compared to other smartphone brands. It's surprising to see only about 25% of top Android phones get the latest OS version, yet Android Pie is already out for 96% of Nokia smartphones. That’s according to the Counterpoint study. It's important to note, the top position is on the frequency and speed of updates and upgrades. Nokia phones also came up as the only brand pushing all security patches across the entire portfolio. The white paper also explains super well how important software updates are as they deliver the latest features (e.g. Digital Wellbeing), improve power efficiency (e.g. Adaptive battery), processing and security. This is what we mean when we say Nokia phones just keep getting better.
More at the Counterpoint website and Twitter: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/nokia-leads-global-rankings-updating-smartphone-software-security/
Security is a constant concern and objective for us. For all our solutions. https://t.co/gtCOZAswne
— Risto Siilasmaa (@rsiilasmaa) August 30, 2019
Report: Nokia leads way for Android updates, but who are other winners, losers? https://t.co/sdzWnKlXFI
— Android Authority (@AndroidAuth) August 30, 2019
Some highlights from @CounterPointTR latest whitepaper on “Software and Security Updates: The Missing Link for Smartphones”. Nokia’s performance is a competitive advantage as all other brands are far behind. https://t.co/ZZgSH2yCHZ pic.twitter.com/cXpoUuSOMn
— tarun pathak (@Tarunpathak) August 30, 2019
One of my favorite graphs ever and I've seen a few 🤓 pic.twitter.com/IeVrrn10jG
— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) August 30, 2019
Android phone brands ranked by OS update frequency: Nokia is #1 https://t.co/PkiqcXi2XI
— TNW (@thenextweb) August 30, 2019
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But It should be noted that at least from Android 10 onwards,Beta Labs need to be utilized in a good way since Android 9 disaster has made most of the devices feel uncomfortable with the type of testing and serving to the end users,else what's the main intention for reopening the beta labs when the team does internal testing and pushes out update which might be good for some and worst for other.
Finally HMD has got something to brag.
I am proud to be a part of this Nokia family... Felt happy to rejoin Nokia in 2018 after leaving it in 2012 with the Nokia 5235 (that still runs without any issues)... I actually spent 2 months with a broken phone waiting for Nokia 7 Plus to launch...
And there is indeed no doubt that Nokia excels in providing timely updates to its smartphones.
Overall, a happy Nokian since past 15 months, and I believe, this will be carried forward for more and more months and years to come.
But what MATTER AND BOTHERS ME IS ""LACK OF ANY KIND OF FEATURE UPDATES"" for the devices. Google patches are a part of Android One program, so the devices are up-to-date. But Nokia as a brand, should also work upon and give some updates for its native apps (although a few of them).
I have been repeatedly saying the same things all over the forum and over twitter, and today repeating it once again. Please give AT LEAST ONE "GOOD UPDATE" for Nokia 7 Plus's camera. The last one was in October 2018. If we users have paid INR 26000 for such a great device, then at least WE DESERVE this much from HMD and Nokia. It is nothing much. The developers just need to work upon a bit of code to add more usability to the Pro Mode and a refined algorithm for minor enhancements.
I know nobody gonna listen to me just like all those requests that go unnoticed on twitter, but still, I will write it here, and other places too. Because as a customer and a consumer of Nokia and its services, I feel it is right to ask for something.
I hope my concerns do not fall upon deaf ears, again.
Hope that this continues in the upcoming years too.
But, if Nokia and HMD are over with the celebrations of this achievement, can we get back to serious business??
September is about to end in a few days... But my Nokia 7 Plus hasn't received any update till now....
I know people at Nokia and HMD have some sort of serious grudge against Nokia 7 Plus (that's why this device was never given any attention, never given any feature upgrades, and finally discontinued within a few months of launch), but at least provide monthly security patch updates till the promised period of 2 years, if not 3 (I have already lost all hopes for any Camera related updates, so won't ask for it again)... It's just this thing which we users want after paying premium, even though monthly updates don't do anything great to the device....
After the promise period, I promise, I won't even ask for any update or support. But till then, all I expect from Nokia is to stick to the promise...
Thank you.
When will October security patch be delivered to Nokia 4.2? Up to now (18/10) i still haven't received it, and there are 3 critical Remote Code Execution in the Media Framework (could be exploited by watching a video), and a Privilege Escalation in the kernel (CVE-2019-2215) currently being exploited in the wild...
Maybe you should really use the beta labs program, so who cares about updates can get them timely and you can get detailed bug reports by techies who accept the risk of having something not working. And then roll the stable updates for everyone else.