Google drops Play Services support for Android KitKat 4.4

25 July 2023
API levels 19 and 20 will not receive APK versions beyond 23.30.99.

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  • 25 Jul 2023

AnonD-454049, 25 Jul 2023planned obsolescence, it isn't profitable to support o... moreHow long is too long? KitKat is a 10 years old version of Android, I still have it on an old tablet and it can’t keep up with apps, I see no benefit in extending its life forever if it’s no longer usable..

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    • XRx
    • 25 Jul 2023

    Anonymous, 25 Jul 2023Funny that some people still use really old androids. Newer... moreit won't if you install a custom rom

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      • zoro6
      • fp6
      • 25 Jul 2023

      the ui update was nice in 4.4 but i hated it because it didnt support moving apps to sd back in the time when i had a phone with limited storage.

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        • 25 Jul 2023

        SuperSpruce, 25 Jul 2023These old phones are still orders of magnitude more powerfu... moreplanned obsolescence, it isn't profitable to support old phones for too long

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          • Anonymous
          • fj3
          • 25 Jul 2023

          Still rocking my Mate 20 pro. Wonder when I will have to upgrade?

            I always seen this version used on several low end phones/tablets. All just to cheap out on specs.
            Hope we have moved on from that.

              Anonymous, 25 Jul 2023But why? Phones running KitKat at launch are already well p... moreThese old phones are still orders of magnitude more powerful than the computers that took us to the moon. They should still be capable of doing things after the OS that it comes with is discontinued.

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                • Anonymous
                • 70d
                • 25 Jul 2023

                SuperSpruce, 25 Jul 2023Sad. This is why we need some law that mandates abandoned s... moreDid you know that you can install APK files?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • mGF
                  • 25 Jul 2023

                  Kitkat was a good version, siip

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 0cB
                    • 25 Jul 2023

                    Funny that some people still use really old androids. Newer androids are much better and mature. Smarter as well. Android 14 will be the last android for my phone. Rocking Samsung A52. Pretty good as I'm not a gamer.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • gqb
                      • 25 Jul 2023

                      BrianCoriour, 25 Jul 2023No one uses anything below android 7I can believe that. As of May 2023, anything below Android 8.1 hardly reach 2.5% of OS version distribution.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • XTA
                        • 25 Jul 2023

                        BrianCoriour, 25 Jul 2023No one uses anything below android 7i using several cheap pad for my security cameras on my wall inside house its works great

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                          • Anonymous
                          • gqb
                          • 25 Jul 2023

                          SuperSpruce, 25 Jul 2023Sad. This is why we need some law that mandates abandoned s... moreBut why? Phones running KitKat at launch are already well passing its life cycle. It really is time to move on for a newer better version.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • gqb
                            • 25 Jul 2023

                            Should stop giving support for anything below Oreo tbh.

                              Sad. This is why we need some law that mandates abandoned software to be opened up or at least the bootloaders to be unlockable.

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                                • Pcf
                                • 25 Jul 2023

                                Anunu, 25 Jul 2023such an ignorant thing to say smhSome people think just because they're on the lastest Android version nobody else must be using older versions... their view of the world is so limited with this mentality that it creates a protagonist complex where they think everything revolves around them lmao. I for one am glad they exist, because it makes me feel better that I am beyond those dumb assumptions.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Pcf
                                  • 25 Jul 2023

                                  And this is why it's important to be able to sideload apks, because some apps might support 4.4 beyond google's dropped support if you get the apk from their website instead (like Whatsapp), so you can squeeze as much out of your device as you can. Hopefully Android 14 news about "making sideload apps harder" was just a rumor and not a reality...

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                                    • N1c
                                    • 25 Jul 2023

                                    I'm still using some devices with gingerbread (MIUI 2.3.7) ... as a radio station and mp3 player (htc HD2 & Galaxy S) !
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                                      Almost 10 years...

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • MDZ
                                        • 25 Jul 2023

                                        i didn't think any devices running Android 4.4 were still being used. amazing that some people got this much value out of their phones/tablets

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