Android 14 introduces first-of-its-kind cellular connectivity security features

Posted by Roger Piqueras Jover, Yomna Nasser, and Sudhi Herle

Android is the first mobile operating system to introduce advanced cellular security mitigations for both consumers and enterprises. Android 14 introduces support for IT administrators to disable 2G support in their managed device fleet. Android 14 also introduces a feature that disables support for null-ciphered cellular connectivity.

Hardening network security on Android

The Android Security Model assumes that all networks are hostile to keep users safe from network packet injection, …

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