--- description: Google announces a software update that fixes the Stagefright bug for Android phones. title: Google Has a Stagefright Bug Fix For Android Owners image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbfadde8d3b4b86c9/69885e32196cf4d6be03770d/1280-googleplus.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Google Has a Stagefright Bug Fix For Android Owners by [Benjamin Snyder/Fortune](/author/benjamin-snyderfortune/) ## Benjamin Snyder/Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2015 3:57 PM CUT  by [Benjamin Snyder/Fortune](/author/benjamin-snyderfortune/) ## Benjamin Snyder/Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2015 3:57 PM CUT Stagefright, the bug that [infected nearly 1 billion](http://fortune.com/2015/07/27/stagefright-android-vulnerability-text/ "undefined") of Google’s Android phones with a single text, has a fix. Google announced that the bug was handled in a recent software update to its Android phones. The security firm Zimperium found that 95% of Android phones were vulnerable to the malware by opening the text message. However, Google [told CNBC](http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/google-announces-stagefright-fix-android-owners-n404666 "undefined") Wednesday that 90% of Android devices were protected because of what’s called “address space layout randomization.” Google has also said that there will be updates to its Messenger service in which video messages won’t play automatically when previewed. That would halt a similar bug from infecting devices in the future. For more on Stagefright, here’s a _Fortune_ [explainer on the bug](http://fortune.com/2015/07/28/stagefright-google-android-security/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3987449/google-stagefright-bug-fix-android/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3987449/google-stagefright-bug-fix-android/"},"headline":"Google Has a Stagefright Bug Fix For Android Owners","datePublished":"2015-08-06T15:57:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:06:18.073Z","description":"It reportedly infected nearly 1 billion phones","url":"https://time.com/3987449/google-stagefright-bug-fix-android/","keywords":["Tech","Google","Android","cybersecurity","pubdesk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbfadde8d3b4b86c9/69885e32196cf4d6be03770d/1280-googleplus.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Benjamin Snyder/Fortune","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/benjamin-snyderfortune/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbfadde8d3b4b86c9/69885e32196cf4d6be03770d/1280-googleplus.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"1280-googleplus","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3987449/google-stagefright-bug-fix-android/","name":"Google Has a Stagefright Bug Fix For Android Owners"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Stagefright Bug Triggered Unprecedented New Android Security","description":"Carriers and phone manufacturers are stepping up their security updates like never before now that Stagefright is in the wild.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/eKlfdxAx/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-08-06T14:29:23.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/eKlfdxAx.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3987449/google-stagefright-bug-fix-android/","duration":"PT1M46S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3987449/google-stagefright-bug-fix-android/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```