The developers have made a new Android N more resistant to viral attacks.
Our readers will remember the terrible Stagefright vulnerability that allowed to infect the device with a simple message, after which the attackers had obtained control of several functions of the infected device.
Thanks to the advent of information about this vulnerability, Google has taken Android to update monthly, covering a variety of security holes. You will be glad to know that in Android N such vulnerabilities Stagefright is not so terrible.
The media server responsible for processing all of mediacodec on the device has access to the device’s camera, microphone, phone, Bluetooth, Internet connection and much more. For this reason, one attack is able to subdue your smartphone cyber criminals fully.
In the case of Android N it will operate differently. In the new version of OS will be divided for media servers with different levels of access to the device functions. The camera server will have access to the camera, and audioserver will have access to Bluetooth. As a result of attack any of the servers, the attackers will not be able to obtain full access to the device.
Of course, Google has sought to make the attack impossible, but if the attackers can reach your smartphone, the new Android version greatly limiting their options
