It's near the fifth of the month, and as always, Google just released its monthly security patch for Android. The February Security Patch is now rolling out for the Pixel 4/4XL, 3a/3a XL, 3/3 XL, and 2/2 XL. The original Pixel stopped receiving updates this December.
There are 13 issues resolved in the February security patch dated 2020-02-01 and 12 for 2020-02-05. Vulnerabilities range from high to critical, with the most severe relating to the media framework and a remote attacker possibly executing arbitrary code through a crafted file, something that has been a recurring every month.
Google further adds that no devices were affected by the said vulnerabilities and that 84% more devices have received security updates compared to last year. As is the case with every monthly security update, the February security patch also brings several Pixel-specific changes. Let's take a look at some of them.
Pixel 4 gets a host of system, camera, and NFC fixes via the February security patch
Compared to last month's update, the number of Pixel-specific fixes is far fewer. However, the issues addressed seem to be fairly serious, as one of them involves fixing boot looping Pixel 4 phones. All of the other fixes seem to be trivial and are not specific just to the Pixel 4 series.
- Pixel 4 XL: Android 10 — QQ1B.200205.002, QQ1C.200205.002 (Select JP & TW carriers), QQ1D.200205.002 (NTT DOCOMO) — Factory Image (2) (3) — OTA (2) (3)
- Pixel 4: Android 10 — QQ1B.200205.002, QQ1C.200205.002 (Select JP & TW carriers), QQ1D.200205.002 (NTT DOCOMO) — Factory Image (2) (3) — OTA (2) (3)
- Pixel 3a XL: Android 10 — QQ1A.200205.002— Factory Image — OTA
- Pixel 3a: Android 10 — QQ1A.200205.002— Factory Image — OTA
- Pixel 3 XL: Android 10 — QQ1A.200205.002— Factory Image — OTA
- Pixel 3: Android 10 — QQ1A.200205.002— Factory Image — OTA
- Pixel 2 XL: Android 10 — QQ1A.200205.002 — Factory Image — OTA
- Pixel 2: Android 10 — QQ1A.200205.002 — Factory Image — OTA
The February security patch should be available to all Pixel 2, 3, and 4 owners in the coming days. Most of the images are fairly straightforward, barring a few carrier-locked Pixel 4 phones sold in certain markets. If you can't wait and want to sideload it, here are the links for the OTA updates and factory images.
About the author: Anil has been a lifelong tech enthusiast and has worked a variety of jobs before joining the Wccftech team in 2018. His primary responsibilities include reporting on all things in the Android and mobile gaming sphere. He is also passionate about PC hardware, obscure music and internet culture. He also has a thing for addressing himself in third person as an exercise in self-awareness.
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