Speaking with a Verizon Wireless executive relations representative today neither confirmed nor denied the release of the so-called Android Master Key Security Patch to all Verizon Android devices. In light of the much buzzed about release of the 'final' Jelly Bean 4.3 sometime in the near future, I asked whether a patch would come before the 4.3 update or would be included in the update. The exec support rep didn't give a clear answer, but believed that if an update is released this year that it probably would include the patch. Meanwhile, Android device users can download the free Bluebox Security Scanner app from Google Play (from the folks who exposed the security breach) to check the presence of any affected apps and whether your device has received the patch.
