There are things that people want to hear, and then there are things that people don’t – we have a feeling that this falls in the latter category. When asked whether or not HTC will be committing to monthly Android security updates as Google, LG and Samsung have, president of HTC America, Jason Mackenzie, had this to say about the matter:
@bkerensa @htc 1. Because commitment to this is not realistic. In order to push an update you have to get carrier approval.
— Jason Mackenzie (@JasonMacHTC) October 3, 2015
 Now, before you grab your pitchforks, let’s just take a step back here. It’s a well-known fact that when software updates are released by Google, the manufacturer has to take time to incorporate the fixes into their software, then it goes to the carrier who adds their own stuff, before it actually reaches all of you. Now, there are varying degrees of waiting depending on what carrier you’re with and such, but all said and told, the whole ordeal is several weeks, if not months. We definitely understand where Mackenzie is coming from, though we’re yet to see exactly how this all turns out once Samsung and LG start churning out the updates.
On the flip side, we have to question – just because it will take awhile to get through to the user, why then delay the security updates even further just so you don’t have to get as many through at once? And that’s without mentioning unlocked devices which wouldn’t have carrier bureaucracy to worry about. It would seem careless to delay presumably crucial security updates, but of course, we have to give all the manufacturers the benefit of the doubt at this point.
What do you think about Jason Mackenzie’s comments on monthly Android security updates? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
