#ota

Securing OTA: what you're flashing, and who signed it

“Own the update path and you own the fleet. An OTA pipeline you can't fully trust isn't a feature — it's a backdoor you built and shipped on purpose.”

OTA firmware updates without bricking the fleet

“Bricking a device in the field is a quarter you don't get back.”

OTA firmware over Bluetooth — pushing the ROM through the phone

“A brick in the field is a support call, a warranty replacement, and a one-star review. We've shipped about a million units. The math on getting OTA wrong is not subtle — so the device assumes every transfer will be interrupted and every image might be hostile, and is only surprised when it isn't.”