Time to turn your phone into a tablet?

[firebirder]

https://arstechnica.com/information...s-allow-some-android-phones-to-be-hacked/amp/

My guess is this is what is delaying our security patch. I'm also curious, are going to follow the recommendation?

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

my Pixel 6 has actually never had a SIM card in it.

This does look like a pretty nasty vulnerability though, it's probably a good idea for anyone who can use a different phone to do so until it is patched.

 

[mustang7757]

I wish Google can tell me where the hackers could be so I don't make calls in that area

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[docfreed]

So, is it possible to turn off VOLTE on the Pixel 6? Or does turning off WiFi calling accomplish the same protection?

 

[mustang7757]

So, is it possible to turn off VOLTE on the Pixel 6? Or does turning off WiFi calling accomplish the same protection?

Wifi calling yes just toggle off but volte some Carrier have the toggle to turn off and some don't

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[J Dubbs]

my Pixel 6 has actually never had a SIM card in it.

This does look like a pretty nasty vulnerability though, it's probably a good idea for anyone who can use a different phone to do so until it is patched.

Yep I'm parking the 6 Pro (and Flip to be safe) until this is ironed out, and going back to my pixel 3XL. Pretty discouraging that a vulnerability is so deep and dangerous that it renders your phone completely useless

There are going to be a lot of people who fall victim to this though because they won't be aware of it :-\

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

Yep I'm parking the 6 Pro (and Flip to be safe) until this is ironed out, and going back to my pixel 3XL. Pretty discouraging that a vulnerability is so deep and dangerous that it renders your phone completely useless

There are going to be a lot of people who fall victim to this though because they won't be aware of it :-\

Agreed. Where are you from? And which flip is it? If you are in the US then you are fine and if it's a flip 4 you are also fine because they were snapdragon everywhere.

 

[drvier8]

The silence from Google is deafening.

 

[J Dubbs]

Agreed. Where are you from? And which flip is it? If you are in the US then you are fine and if it's a flip 4 you are also fine because they were snapdragon everywhere.

I'm in the US and I have a Flip 3. The article mentioned the modem was the problem... I know the Flip is Snapdragon powered, but I wasn't sure about the modem so I wanted to be safe since I bank on my phones

So is the modem built into the Snapdragon chipset, which would make it all Snapdragon?

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

I'm in the US and I have a Flip 3. The article mentioned the modem was the problem... I know the Flip is Snapdragon powered, but I wasn't sure about the modem so I wanted to be safe since I bank on my phones

So is the modem built into the Snapdragon chipset, which would make it all Snapdragon?

Yeah, the modem is part of the SoC. The US Flip 3 is definitely safe (it's modem is the Qualcomm X65, I believe).

 

[J Dubbs]

Yeah, the modem is part of the SoC. The US Flip 3 is definitely safe (it's modem is the Qualcomm X65, I believe).

Thanks, I might just switch to it then until they get a patch out for the 6/7 pixels