Google’s Pixel 10 series devices are receiving a significant enhancement in security, as the company has recently initiated a substantial security upgrade that will soon reach your device. In a post on Google’s Security Blog from April 2026, the Android manufacturer announced that it has fortified its proactive security strategies on the Pixel 10 by “embedding a memory-safe Rust DNS (Domain Name System) parser into the modem firmware.”
This provides Pixel 10 series devices with an essential security boost, as Google indicates that utilizing the Rust programming language in its baseband DNS parser mitigates memory-related vulnerabilities, which consequently helps to greatly minimize security threats in the modem. Given the severe nature of memory-related vulnerabilities, one can hope that other Android phone makers will adopt Google’s approach.