Security is the number one priority. Google has released the Android security patch for February 2022 along with the bulletin that lists the vulnerabilities of the operating system that have been corrected over the last few weeks.
The February 2022 Android update is available for download on Google Pixel devices starting with the Pixel 4. The 2016 Pixels, the Pixel 2, and the Pixel 3 are no longer part of the list of terminals compatible with the new system and security updates. security.
One more month, Samsung has managed to get ahead of Google and over the last few days, it had already updated some of its models with the February patch. However, do not forget that manufacturers have access to the patch a few days before Google publishes it in its bulletin, so it is not surprising that some companies manage to get ahead of it.
In this case, we are not talking about an update of the Pixel Feature Drop type as the December 2021 update was, since it does not introduce functional changes and new features aimed at Pixel series phones.
Those who do not want to wait for the update to arrive on their mobiles can proceed to manually install the OTA file corresponding to the February patch published by Google.
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On the other hand, the security bulletin lists all the vulnerabilities that have been corrected with this update, categorized according to the level of threat they posed to the platform. Some of them are specific performance and security improvements for Pixel phones.
Unlike last January’s update, this new patch should be available from this Monday for both the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro, since this time Google does not seem to need more time to correct the present bugs. in the software of these phones.
The February 2022 Android security patch will be gradually released in the next few hours via OTA, and will gradually reach compatible models. However, it is already possible to download the corresponding update packages for each device, to carry out the manual installation either through the OTA file or through the factory image of each terminal:
Google Developers | factory images
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