Update policies of various smartphone brands Update policies of various smartphone brands By:Abhishek Malhotra, The Mobile Indian, New Delhi Last updated : March 01, 2021 12:13 pm Advertisement Software experience constitutes half of the smartphone experience while the other half is based on the hardware quality. Software experience is further enhanced with updates, most importantly the newest version of Android which is released by Google, followed by security patches.
Google releases a new Android version every year (Android 12 for 2021) and smartphone makers start working on their respective software skins to make it adapt to the latest Android version with features, UI changes and more. Talking about the security patches, dozens of security flaws are discovered in components of Android each month, which is why Google releases monthly security patches.