With Android Nougat's recent release I decided to write up some stuff on its security. The Android page (found here) advertising/describing the new version has a section all about security. Android boasts new "Seamless Updates", stating "On select new devices, software updates download in the background, so you won't have to wait while your device syncs with the latest security tools", this sounds too me to be good for the average user but I personally prefer to see all my updates as they happen so that I can check change logs, etc. it sounds as if i will now be forced to go out of my way to find this, not a big deal. Android talks on "rigorous security testing" for their Google Play apps, I hope this to be true, trust-able app markets are a big deal in your average users security. Google's built in AV kills viruses watch apps and their permissions etc. cool beans. Nougat like other versions of Android comes with built in full-disk encryption, unlike the old encryption Nougats file-based encryption works at a granular level to isolate users. Nougat offers what they call a "direct boot" where google apps will start working on reboot instead of waiting for your passcode to decrypt like on older versions, a passcode is still needed to access the applications. Google also mentioned they made their Android Media Server stronger against attacks, likely a response to the stagefight attacks they suffered earlier this year. Google also offers multiple corporate security features for company mass use phones, features include app specific "always on-VPN", sperate phone/contacts, a "work mode" that disables work related apps for after hours phone use, as well as other features.
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