Providing regular security patches through OTA updates is the only way old Android phones can be readied to combat new generation malwares. As per Google’s statistics released on 11 January, 2017, about 33℅ of Android phones are still running a three year old Lollipop version of Android is, while 22.6℅ are still based on an even older Android KitKat OS. Security risk caused by lax attitude of phone makersProviding regular security patches through OTA updates is the only way old Android phones can be readied to combat new generation malwares. While it is not full-proof, full device encryption provides some level of security, but you need a phone running Android 5.1 or higher to take advantage of it. Pre-loaded toolsMany phone makers take pride in the security tools they offer with their custom Android UI from the start itself.

Source: Mint January 19, 2017 06:47 UTC