Google mandates OEMS to push out Android security updates for at least two years

Penalties levied against vendors who fail to meet the contract requirements are yet to be known. Google works on pushing out Android security patches every month which OEMs struggle to push out to their devices. According to a contract obtained and reported by The Verge, Google’s latest contract will require OEMs to supply Android security updates for two years and provide at least four updates within the first year of a device’s release. The new contract was obtained after Google announced, last week that it would completely revamp how it monetises Android in the European Economic Area because of new regulations associated with a $5 billion fine the company received for violating European antitrust laws. The contract does apply to EEA member nations only but it is quite likely that Google’s global rules will also be reworked to enforce it.