Samsung users receive bitter news - massive restrictions for many models from 2021

Android users take note: some users of Android smartphones will face massive restrictions in 2021 - around a third of all copies will be affected.

• For many

  Android users

  , there will be restrictions from September 2021.

• This applies to smartphones from

  Samsung

  ,

  Huawei

  and other manufacturers.

• The restrictions can be

  circumvented

  with a

  trick

  .

Munich - From September 2021 there

will be a restriction

for

users that many users should not like.

The operating system, which runs on

or

cell phones

, is now having problems connecting to numerous websites.

Around a third of all Android users are affected by the restrictions. The problem is triggered by a fairly unknown software company from the USA.

Android with massive restrictions for many devices - These smartphones are affected

According to the software manufacturer "Let's Encrypt", the problem is mainly relevant for

that have not received a software update since 2016.

So

users with newer

don't have to worry at first.

The manufacturer "Let's Encrypt" produces the certificates that allow access to websites and classify them as trustworthy.

When the company started in 2016, it began with so-called cross-signing - that is, “Let's Encrypt” shared the certification with another, already existing software.

This shared

expires on September 1, 2021, from which point the software developer relies on his own, newly developed certificate software.

Using our ISRG intermediate is a big change for the Web as we continue to become a self-sustaining CA.

We are excited to be able to bring you reliable, fast, easy-to-use (and of course, free!) TLS certificates for years to come.

https://t.co/MyOqjiFn8U

- Let's Encrypt (@letsencrypt) November 11, 2020

The problem with the matter: Older

do not recognize the new certification of “Let's Encrypt” and therefore classify a large part of all Internet pages in the

as untrustworthy.

All Android devices with

are affected

or older.

These are mainly devices from 2016 and previous years - but at least around 33.8 percent, as "Let's Encrypt" announced in a press release.

Android smartphones without internet in the future?

This is how the restrictions can be avoided

Android users on versions before 7.1 - take note!

We are switching to a new intermediate cert on January 11. You can still visit any website using Let's Encrypt certs, but if you want to get past any warnings, use @ Firefox's mobile browser.

https://t.co/kjqzYIcWwH

- Let's Encrypt (@letsencrypt) November 11, 2020

For the affected

, however, there could be a loophole: The compatibility problems can be circumvented using the Firefox browser.

is unique among mobile browsers and, unlike the competition, comes with its own list of trusted certificates.

In this case, blocking a website no longer depends on the software installed on the smartphone, but runs directly via Firefox.

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