The biggest reason for this warning is the old Android operating system. According to reports, smartphones running Android 13 or older are most at risk. Even today a large number of people in the world are using similar devices. It is estimated that about 40 percent of smartphones are still running on the old Android system, whose number reaches approximately one billion. Regular security updates are no longer issued for these devices, which makes it very easy for hackers to break into them.
If we look at the Android version, the latest Android 16 has reached only a very few users. A limited number of phones are also running on Android 15. In comparison, Android 14 and Android 13 are still being used in large numbers. Overall, only a little more than half of the smartphones are such that can be considered safe at the moment while the rest of the devices are under potential threat.
Published at : 07 Feb 2026 02:53 PM (IST)
