iOS 26.1 is expected to shake up the way iPhone handsets receive software and security updates
Imagine waiting for an iOS update that would patch a major security problem that threatens the safety of your personal data. If iOS 26.1 delivers what it’s rumored to, Apple iPhone users could receive an update and instantly have bugs fixed and software flaws patched. Instant updates are needed in this day and age when malicious apps are quick to go on the attack to steal your sign-in credentials, break into your sensitive financial accounts, and wipe out your accounts.
Samsung is having issues disseminating Android 16
Galaxy lines and specific models affected by the halt include:
It shouldn’t be surprising that Google favors its Pixel devices giving those phones a lead over Galaxy handsets when it comes to the receipt of Android and security updates. Google would prefer to have security be a Pixel feature even though Galaxy phones outsell Pixel handsets by a 10 to 1 margin.
Here’s the thing. Apple already pushes the iPhone as being more secure than Android models. If the new iOS 26.1 update gives all eligible iPhone units the ability to receive iOS and security updates quickly and passively, the iOS security advantage over Android will increase. Google might want to work on coming up with a way to reduce the fragmentation that has haunted Android since the beginning, but you’d have to assume that if something could have been done by now, Google would have done so.
One could come to the conclusion that if security is your number one priority and you favor Android, you might want to consider the purchase of a Pixel handset.
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