What is Stagefright?
- A vulnerability has been identified in some Android phones worldwide that can potentially allow access to multimedia files, or potentially for a phone to be taken over by receiving a malicious MMS message.
- The vulnerability may be contained in the “Stagefright” media playback engine.
- The user does not need to open an attachment or download a corrupt file. The malicious code would take over instantly, the moment a malicious text message is received
What Can I Do?
- You can disable the auto-playing feature for MMS messages on your device for your Text Messaging Apps (includes built in text messaging app that came with the device, Google Hangouts or any 3rd party messaging app that you may use to read your MMS messages). To do this:
- Go to App Settings
- Disable ‘Auto-retrieve’ for MMS messages in the Messaging app's settings.
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Google Hangouts |
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1. Navigate to Account > Settings > SMS 2. Uncheck Auto retrieve MMS |
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Google Messenger |
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1. Tap the three dots in the top right corner of the screen 2. Navigate to Settings > Advanced 3. Uncheck Auto retrieve |
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Samsung SMS |
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1. In the Messages app, navigate to More > Settings > More Settings > Multimedia messages 2. Uncheck Auto retrieve |
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LG SMS |
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1. In the Messages app, tap the three dots in the top right corner of the screen 2. Navigate to Settings > Multimedia messages 3. Uncheck Auto-retrieve |
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HTC SMS |
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1. In the Messages app, tap the three dots in the top right corner of the screen 2. Navigate to Settings > Multimedia messages (MMS) 3. Uncheck Auto-retrieve |
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Sony SMS |
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1. In the Messaging app, tap the three dots in the top right corner of the screen 2. Navigate to Settings 3. Scroll down and uncheck MMS auto download |
Model and Timeline for Fix:
| OEM | Model | Available Date |
| HTC | Desire (Zara) | September 17th |
| Desire 510 (A11) | September 4th | |
| One M7 | September 4th | |
| One M8 | Coming Soon | |
| One M9 | Coming Soon | |
| One Mini (M4) | September 12th | |
| LG | G Flex | September 15th |
| G2 | September 10th | |
| G3 | September 8th |
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| G3 Vigor | September 4th | |
| G4 | September 15th | |
| Nexus 4 | Coming Soon | |
| Nexus 5 | October 6th |
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| Motorola | E LTE | September 17th |
| Moto G LTE | September 14th | |
| Moto X | September 22nd | |
| Nexus 6 | October 6th | |
| Samsung | Galaxy Alpha | August 29th |
| Galaxy Core LTE | September 23rd |
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| Galaxy Mega | October 9th | |
| Galaxy Note | September 30th | |
| Galaxy Note 2 | September 24th | |
| Galaxy Note 3 | October 9th |
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| Galaxy Note 4 | Coming Soon | |
| Galaxy Note 8 | October 9th | |
| Galaxy Note Edge | Coming Soon | |
| Galaxy S2 (I727) | September 18th | |
| Galaxy S3 | September 15th | |
| Galaxy S3 Mini | September 24th |
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| Galaxy S4 | September 3rd |
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| Galaxy S4 Mini | September 17th | |
| Galaxy S5 | October 9th | |
| Galaxy S5 Active | Coming Soon | |
| Galaxy S6 | Coming Soon | |
| Galaxy S6 Edge | Coming Soon | |
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Galaxy Tab S
Galaxy Tab S2 |
Coming Soon
Coming Soon |
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| Sony | Xperia M2 | October 2nd |
| Xperia M4 Aqua | October 9th | |
| Xperia Z1 | September 23rd | |
| Xperia Z3 | September 17th | |
| Xperia Z3 Tablet | September 17th | |
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ZTE |
Grand X Plus |
Coming Soon |
Device Not On The List?
Keep checking back here. We are working with our OEM partners and will post the most up-to-date information here.
