Google warns some Android users to update their phones urgently before August 2023: check details
1 year, 8 months ago

Google warns some Android users to update their phones urgently before August 2023: check details

India Today  

Google has announced that it will no longer provide support or updates for its decade-old Android KitKat operating system. In an official announcement on the Android Developers Blog, Google revealed that it will stop releasing support for KitKat in future releases of Google Play services. "As of July 2023, the active device count on KK is below 1% as more and more users update to the latest Android versions. "The Android KitKat platform was first released ~10 years ago and since then, we've introduced many innovative improvements and features for Android, which are unavailable on KK," notes Google. Further, for users who are still using Android KitKat, Google recommends that they consider upgrading their devices or getting a new smartphone that supports the latest Android versions.

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