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Yeah. It doesn't work on my Note 3. Samsung disabled copy & paste in the Emergency Call dialer.

The author clearly didn't do his research, simply assuming that the vulnerability affects all Android devices:

> But there's no telling when it'll reach Android devices made by Samsung, LG and others. Blame the Android's fractured updating system, which is slowed down by phone manufacturers and cellphone network carriers.

"Already patched" isn't really as meaningful on Android as it is on, e.g., iOS where the average user can expect to (and frequently does) update their operating system.

How many phones are still vulnerable to StageFright?

The bug appears only on stock devices which are commonly updated. OEMs provide their own lock screens which aren't vulnerable.

So in this case "patched" is pretty meaningful.

How do you know they aren't vulnerable ;)

> 1. Only affects stock Android 5.x <= 5.1.1