{"id":23697,"date":"2025-11-10T03:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T03:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/android-16-smartphone-users-issued-critical-security-alert-by-indian-govt-what-you-should-know-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T03:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T03:05:11","slug":"android-16-smartphone-users-issued-critical-security-alert-by-indian-govt-what-you-should-know-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/android-16-smartphone-users-issued-critical-security-alert-by-indian-govt-what-you-should-know-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 16 Smartphone Users Issued Critical Security Alert By Indian Govt: What You Should Know | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9695209\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">November 10, 2025, 08:25 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9695209\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1806376950 asubttl-schema\">Android 16 and 15 users have been warned about a critical security issue and Google is asking its partners to fix it right away.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgprpl\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1806376950\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1806376950 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Android 16, 15 and older versions are affected by the major issue\" title=\"Android 16, 15 and older versions are affected by the major issue\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1806376950\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Android 16, 15 and older versions are affected by the major issue<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Android 16, 15 and other versions are facing a serious security issue and the Indian government has issued its latest security alert for millions of users in the country. The new risk alert comes via the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) this month where it says the issues can allow attackers to gain sensitive information, and cause denial of service conditions on the targeted system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Having the latest Android version along with a host of older numbers on list means that nobody is safe from these security risks unless the manufacturers act on the issues and fix them at the earliest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><strong>Android Security Risk: What The Govt Says<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The alert from the Indian government dated November 6, 2025 explains the issues, how it affects the Android users and who are likely to be targeted because of these vulnerabilities. \u201cMultiple vulnerabilities exist in Google Android due to flaws in the Android bug ID, Qualcomm reference number, MediaTek reference number, NVIDIA reference number, Broadcom reference number, UNISOC reference number.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">These are some of the biggest companies that make hardware and components for Android phones in the market. And this means people using budget Android devices can also become easy prey to attacks if these vulnerabilities are exploited.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">More importantly, it is not just the Android phones that can be attacked, you have Android smartwatches, tablets and even smart home devices could be linked to the issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">If you have phones running on these versions:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Android 16<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Android 15<\/li>\n<li>Android 14<\/li>\n<li>Android 13<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The government alert says you could become a target for potential data breach or the bad actors can crash your system as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>Android Security Issue: Update Now!<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Google has issued a series of advisory for the security issues and the patches are available for most brands in the market. You just need to update to the latest available security patch for Android by following these steps:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Go to Settings on your phone<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to System update<\/li>\n<li>Look for a new update<\/li>\n<li>Install and reboot the phone<\/li>\n<li>Now the Android phone is secure from the vulnerabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Android 16 is the latest version in the market that is getting a lot of headlines in the past few weeks as brands like OnePlus, Vivo and Oppo among others upgrade their older models to the new version. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"S Aadeetya\" title=\"S Aadeetya\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aadeetya-3-2023-11-9de48efa65a9ed8ed13a8932cadb6d5a.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya-21044.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">S Aadeetya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1806376950 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Delhi, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1806376950 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>November 10, 2025, 08:25 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-1806376950 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Android 16 Smartphone Users Issued Critical Security Alert By Indian Govt: What You Should Know<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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