HMD Pulse Pro gets a strange patch

HMD released a strange security patch update for its best entry-level phone, the Pulse Pro. The quarterly update includes the October 5th security patch. The strange part is the update size—2.84 GB—which suggests the entire Android 14 system was updated.

I haven’t noticed any performance improvements with the update, so it’s likely HMD included the last four patches, requiring the full Android 14 download. If you don’t have a great data plan, make sure to download the patch over Wi-Fi.

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