14 DAY TRIAL // Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has reportedly started to deliver a new software update to its Sensation devices in Europe.
Apparently, this is the update that HTC promised not too long ago to be delivered to its devices so as to put an end to the sending of users' personal information.
Following the receiving of an update, applications on HTC devices started to send out personal details, and HTC, which acknowledged the issue, promised the release of a patch for it.
At that time, the company said that it was not the one to collect information on users, but that a third-party software was responsible for that.
“In our ongoing investigation into this recent claim, we have concluded that while this HTC software itself does no harm to customers' data, there is a vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by a malicious third-party application,” the handset vendor reportedly stated.
“A third party malware app exploiting this or any other vulnerability would potentially be acting in violation of civil and criminal laws.
“So far, we have not learned of any customers being affected in this way and would like to prevent it by making sure all customers are aware of this potential vulnerability.”
Apparently, all was caused by HTC's HtcLoggers.apk, and the new software update that started to arrive on Sensation should fix the problem.
Unfortunately, HTC did not offer specific info on what the new update packs inside, though the timing of the update seems about right when considering the fact that HTC promised a fast fix for the said vulnerability.
The new update weighs in at around 9MB, and all that the Taiwanese mobile phone maker said about it is that it includes “performance improvements and new features.”
The new update is being sent over the air, the same as most updates for HTC's Android devices are.