Originally Posted by
chi-town311 Isn't BlackBerry Hardened Nougat more secure than Blackberry-hardened Marshmallow? It has to be, right? So, My most secure device, is less secure than the Keyone? If they are going to follow through with the promise of providing the most secure devices. How can they provide a more secure device to a licensee but not provide the same level of security to their own direct customers? Well, I know they can, but that's pretty pathetic.
From their Security document:
Security maintenance releases Each month, Google™ releases a security bulletin containing a list of recently discovered Android vulnerabilities to BlackBerry and other Android OEMs. BlackBerry will release these security maintenance releases (SMRs) to users that have purchased
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devices through shopblackberry.com and to resellers (carriers and other authorized dealers) that have agreed to participate in our regular SMR program and deliver our SMRs OTA to their subscribers.