Google mandates two years of security updates for popular phones in new Android contract

Every month, a security team at Google releases a new set of patches for Android — and every month, carriers and manufacturers struggle to get them installed on actual phones. It’s a complex, long-standing problem, but confidential contracts obtained by The Verge show many manufacturers now have explicit obligations about keeping their phones updated written into their contract with Google.A contract obtained by The Verge requires Android device makers to regularly install updates f