SMS of Death: what was reported and how to check your patch

Name: SMS of Death: what was reported and how to check your patch
Uploaded: 2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 54 s
Description: What was reported on 29 October: a special text message can knock the call service off Android 12 to 17, even emergency calls, and trigger reboots. Google fixed it in the October patch for Android 14 to 17. How to check your Android security patch level. (Narration in Spanish; captions in English.)

What was reported on 29 October: a special text message can knock the call service off Android 12 to 17, even emergency calls, and trigger reboots. Google fixed it in the October patch for Android 14 to 17. How to check your Android security patch level. (Narration in Spanish; captions in English.)

Length: 54 s
Published: 30 October 2026

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