The Japanese company Sony has confirmed through an official statement that it is currently working on a new update (for mobile phones in the Xperia range) that would seek to solve the Fake ID security flaw detected in Android a few days ago. This update would already be ready to begin to be distributed around the world, and in fact the first of these updates would arrive in the next few days to the Sony Xperia Z2 under the name of 17.1.2.A.323.
The Fake ID security flaw affects approximately 82% of Android operating system users, and it is a security hole that allows malicious application developers to introduce their creations as if they were secure applications. This flaw takes advantage of a cryptographic error present in Android since Android version 2.1, which poses a serious risk to the security of owners of a smartphone with this operating system. In fact, many of the scams on Android They occur because users install malicious applications without being aware that they are authorizing permissions that can compromise their privacy and security.
And precisely the Japanese company Sony seems to have been the first to take the lead when it comes to distributing the patch that would seek to completely solve this security flaw. This patch has been originally provided by Google, so it is only a matter of time before other manufacturers in the market will also join the distribution of this update aimed at solving the Fake ID problem on Android.
The update that is expected to reach the Sony Xperia Z2 in the next few days has been detected through a certification in which a new file has appeared with the name of 17.1.2.A.0.323. Taking into account that the current version of the Sony Xperia Z2 responds to the denomination of 17.1.2.A.0.314, we can confirm with total security that we are facing a small update that could perfectly correspond to the patch of the Fake ID security failure that is has released through the Sony statement. The owners of both the Sony Xperia Z2 and any other smartphone in the Xperia range You can follow these steps to manually check the availability of new updates from your own mobile:
- First of all we have to access the Settings application.
- Once inside, we must look for an option with the name of " About the device ". Once we have located it, click on it.
- Next, we enter the "System update " section and follow the instructions that will appear on the screen to download and install the update (in the event that there is a new file available at that time).
