For example, most smartwatches that ran on “Android Wear 2.0” a few years ago eventually picked up Wear OS updates, and some are still supported in some capacity to this day.
By JR Raphael (@jr_raphael). Grab a napkin, Android fans: Google's Android 4.0 operating system -- aka Android Ice Cream Sandwich-- is ready to be served to phones and tablets around the world Decreasing the number of supported Android versions simplifies the app as old workarounds can be removed and don't have to be maintained anymore. And of course it removes the necessity to test the app on such old devices which can be a problem if you want to test your app on physical devices (not emulators) as old devices break and are more and By Matt Swider, David Lumb. published 12 April 2021. Android 10 is out for more and more phones. Image credit: TechRadar. Many Android phones still use Android 10, even though Android 11 is out WhatsApp has dropped support for Android 4.4 KitKat in its latest app version, focusing on compatibility with newer operating systems. Only 0.5% of the world still uses devices running on KitKat Starting September 27, devices running Android 2.3.7 and lower will no longer be able to log in to Google services, effectively killing a big portion of the on-rails Android experience. Sx3i.