Google Chrome Android Nougat support dropsThis means that after Google Chrome 119, which was released a week ago, no further updates compatible with this version of the operating system will be released.

It will be necessary to have a mobile phone since Google Chrome 120 is right next to it. has at least Android Oreo. This is not an unusual move since the Android Marshmallow requirement was upgraded to Nougat last year.

Oreo at least to update Chrome

Finally, the Android deployment figures we learned a few days ago showed that only 2.6% of active Android devices are running Android Nougat. The same percentage will remain constant in Google Chrome 119 because you will no longer receive updates.

In the list of new features of Google Chrome and Chrome OS, Google states: ” Latest version of Chrome compatible with Android Nougat It is Chrome 119 and contains a message informing affected users to update their operating systems.”

This means that those who continue to run Android Nougat will not receive the Google Chrome 120 update or subsequent updates. It’s can be, yes Continue using the “outdated” version of Chrome 119until it stops working in the medium term. The web browser is one of the recommended applications to keep updated, as it is one of the main entry points for malware and security issues, but for those who are still not using it, there should be no big problem in continuing to use Chrome 119 on Nougat. In this version of Android.

This is slightly different from the recently launched WhatsApp. increased minimum requirements It will require at least Lollipop as it is not possible to continue using previous versions of WhatsApp. It’s only foreseeable that in a year’s time, Google will repeat the same move, stopping updating Chrome for Oreo and pushing for at least Android 9 Pie.

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via | Android Police

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