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The post Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Android Pie beta with September security patch now available appeared first on BardTech . Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S was one of the few devices that got the beta version of Android Pie alongside the Google Pixel devices. After the official release of Android 9, Xiaomi started closed alpha testing of the Android Pie builds. They were testing the system in China, and @xiaomiui Telegram channel was able to leak some photos along with the actual build. Being an alpha version, of course, it was unstable and full of bugs. Now, thanks to a tip from @Tadi777 on our Telegram group, we have the link to the latest beta version of Android Pie for Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S. There are two versions available, one for the Global ROM and another for the Chinese ROM. Keep in mind that both of them are MIUI Recovery ROMs. So, you don’t really have to wipe anything from the device before installing. You can flash them via a custom recovery like TWRP . Looking at the build.prop of the bu...

The post Google made a program to test security patch compliance on Android devices appeared first on BardTech . Security, mostly due to heavy software fragmentation, is one of the biggest issues with the Android ecosystem. Google’s own Pixel smartphones are the gold standard of secure Android smartphones, but Google doesn’t only want to secure their own devices. Google has introduced measures like Project Treble , worked to extend Linux kernel LTS from 2 to 6 years, introduced the Android Enterprise Recommended Program, and have even reworked their OEM agreements to start mandating regular security patches. But in an announcement posted today, the company has announced that they’ve been working on a new tool to make sure that smartphone device makers are complying with monthly security patch bulletins. At Google I/O, Google’s head of Android platform security, David Kleidermacher, announced that Google’s Android partners are required to push regular security updates. In the ...