PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Android’s Security Issue Sees The Light

As with any connected device, there are bound to be security concerns.

In Google’s latest annual report on the topic, it highlights the improvements made to security for Android devices.

Here are the numbers:

1.4 billion | Number of global Android devices

50 percent | Current patching rate of security on Android devices

75 percent | Goal of security patches for Android devices in 2017

3 percent | Amount of Android devices updated with current operating system

1500 | Number of variations of Android software needed to fulfill 13 different devices on 200 carriers