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		scarface74 on April 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batt... And what happens if the security vulnerability is found in the operating system itself and not Google Play Services.

howinteresting on April 15, 2023 [–]

You're in the same situation you are with iOS where old versions don't get all security vulnerabilities patched.

Android is a more modular system than iOS. Even if the core OS is out of date, many components are updated via Google Play.

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