Do you need to update a smartphone's apps or operating system as soon as possible, though? And if not, how long can you ...

Update, June 28, 2025: This story, originally published on June 27, has been updated with advice from Google on how to check and update your Android version in response to the news that Chrome will ...

Google just gave you 107 reasons to update your Android phone, including high-severity vulnerabilities and several that are the worst of the worst.

As Google previously announced, Android updates are moving from a single, yearly operating system update to more frequent releases.