Google has annonced that it will likely be ending help for its Chrome browser on just a few older Android gadgets within the coming weeks. The announcment was made through a Google help web page which states that Chrome will now require Android 10 or greater to work, which means that older Android variations like Android 8.0 (Oreo) and Android 9.0 (Pie) is not going to get help from early August this yr.
The brand new help coverage will kick in from first week of August with the discharge of Chrome 139 replace on Android. The excellent news, nonetheless, for the older Android customers is that though Google Chrome will not serve any new updates, the older model of the browser will proceed to stay operational.
Whereas the browser would cease working in some unspecified time in the future sooner or later that date continues to be months if not years away.
In a help web page concerning the new modifications, Google mentioned, “Chrome 138 is the final model of Chrome that may help Android 8.0 (Oreo) and Android 9.0 (Pie). Chrome 139 (tentatively scheduled for launch on August fifth, 2025) is the primary model of Chrome that requires Android 10.0 or later. You’ll want to make sure your gadget is operating Android 10.0 or later to proceed receiving future Chrome releases.”
“Older variations of Chrome will proceed to work, however there will likely be no additional updates launched for customers on these working programs. If you’re presently on Android 8.0 or Android 9.0, we encourage you to maneuver to a supported Android 10.0 model (or newer) to make sure you proceed to obtain the newest safety updates and Chrome options.”
In accordance with t Android distribution numbers until April 2025, Android 9 presently runs on 6% of Android gadgets whereas Android 8 and Android 8.1 run on round 4% of the gadgets. Whereas 10% continues to be lots of people to be left behind, these Android variations have already run the tip of their cycle. As an example, Android 8 was first launched in 2017 whereas Android 9 was launched in 2018, marking 8 and seven years because the first time these variations have been launched.
