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The February 2021 Android security patch is here! If you have a current Google Pixel smartphone, you can now run a software update check in system settings to get it. You can also update manually or just wait for the OTA notification.
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However, according to the February 2021 Android Security Patch Bulletin, there isn’t much in this update. Over on the Pixel Phone help page, Google listed all of the changes, of which there are only two:
If you’re upset that the February 2021 Android security patch is a little anemic, just look forward to next month. Assuming Google adheres to its usual schedule, there should be a feature dip in March that would likely bring a slew of extras.
If you don’t want to wait for the OTA warning on your Pixel phone, you can always update manually. Click the appropriate link below to download the factory image or OTA. Don’t have a Pixel phone? The Google Pixel 4a is only $ 349 and is one of our favorite phones of 2020.
February 2021 Links to Android Security Patches
Note: These links are for Unlocked models only. If you have a Carrier branded pixel, you must visit here for factory images or here for OTA images.
- Google Pixel 5
- Google Pixel 4a 5G
- Google Pixel 4a
- Google Pixel 4 XL
- Google Pixel 4
- Google Pixel 3a XL
- Google Pixel 3a
- Google Pixel 3 XL
- Google Pixel 3