After June’s Pixel Characteristic Drop added enjoyable new performance like DisplayPort output and Gemini Nano on extra gadgets, Android 15 hit a serious milestone in its beta growth with its Platform Stability launch. Google even got here again with one other Android 15 beta launch, however now it is turning its focus to the steady channel with July’s safety replace for Android 14.
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Google introduced the replace on its product boards at this time, noting that it has a construct variety of AP2A.240705.004 on most gadgets. All Pixel telephones from 2021’s Pixel 5a and onwards will obtain this replace so long as they don’t seem to be enrolled within the Android Beta Program.
The primary level of this replace is to get the patches outlined in July 2024’s Android Safety Bulletin out to telephones. For Pixels, these will convey fixes for eight Frequent Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) within the July 1 set, together with one marked as Essential severity. A second set of patches dated July 5 covers an extra 19 CVEs, however these are vendor-specific, so not all of them will apply to Pixel gadgets.
In its description of the patches for the Essential severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-31320), Google explains that beneath sure circumstances, third-party (“3p”) apps might bypass consumer prompts earlier than at this time’s replace:
Repair a safety difficulty that enable 3p apps to skip immediate by setSkipPrompt
Some non-critical bugs had been mounted as properly
Google’s launch notes for this model point out a handful of bug fixes, together with a again gesture bug that was affecting all Pixel fashions that may obtain this replace. The Pixel 8 and eight Professional get a repair for digicam points, and people two fashions plus the Pixel 8a get a separate repair for system stability issues.
The July 2024 replace consists of bug fixes and enhancements for Pixel customers – see beneath for particulars.
- Common enhancements for digicam stability beneath sure circumstances *[2]
- Common enhancements for system stability and efficiency in sure circumstances *[3]
- Repair for again gesture navigation not working in sure circumstances *[1]
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Fixes can be found for all supported Pixel gadgets until in any other case indicated beneath. Some fixes could also be service/area particular.
*[1] Pixel 5a (5G), Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Professional, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Professional, Pixel 7a, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Professional, Pixel Fold, Pixel Pill
*[2] Pixel 8 Professional, Pixel 8
*[3] Pixel 8 Professional, Pixel 8, Pixel 8a
Google says this replace will begin hitting gadgets at this time, although the rollout might take so long as per week relying in your service. Nevertheless, final month’s replace took roughly two weeks to achieve T-Cellular customers and over per week to hit Pixels on Verizon’s community.
You’ll be able to examine to see if the July 2024 safety replace is prepared on your Pixel by heading to Settings → System → Software program updates → System replace and tapping Test for replace. If it isn’t there but, you’ll be able to all the time strive the handbook technique of flashing the manufacturing facility picture recordsdata Google simply revealed with Fastboot or Android Flash Device.