Filenews 29 December 2021
Dozens of mobile phone models will soon be exposed to malicious attacks and other risks, as their companies will stop providing users with security and software updates.
According to the Spanish website Marca, from January 1, 2022 all Android smartphones using version 2.3.7 of the software or earlier will cease to receive the valuable updates that make their use safe.
Some Apple iOs devices will also be affected.
As the publication points out, as every year new models of mobile phones are released, with better and more advanced technology, mobile phones of previous years begin to show more problems and this results in them being characterized as antiquated...
The Android models affected are the following:
Archos 53 Platinum.
HTC Desire 500.
Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite.
Samsung Galaxy Trend II.
Samsung Galaxy S3 mini.
Caterpillar Cat B15.
Sony Xperia M.
Wiko Cink Five.
Wiko Darknight.
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2.
Huawei Ascend G740.
ZTE Grand S Flex.
Lenovo A820.
Huawei Ascend Mate.
ZTE V956.
UMi X2.
Huawei Ascend D2.
Samsung Galaxy Core.
Faea F1.
THL W8.
ZTE Grand X Quad v987.
ZTE Grand Memo.
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2.
LG Lucid 2.
LG Optimus F7.
LG Optimus L3 II Dual.
LG Optimus F5.
LG Optimus L5 II.
LG Optimus L5 II Dual.
LG Optimus L3 II.
LG Optimus L7 II Dual.
LG Optimus L7 II.
LG Optimus F6.
LG Enact.
LG Optimus L4 II Dual.
LG Optimus F3.
LG Optimus L4 II.
LG Optimus L2 II.
LG Optimus F3Q.
The list of iPhones:
iPhone 4 (8 GB).
iPhone 4S.
iPhone 4S (8 GB).
iPhone 5.
iPhone 5C.
For now, iPhone 6 and iPhone Plus will be up and running until the end of 2022, when they will be added to that list, Marca reports.
