The Android KitKat (KK) 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. As of July 2023, the active device count on KK is below 1% as more and more users update to the latest Android versions. Therefore, we are no longer supporting KK in future releases of Google Play services. KK devices will not receive versions of the Play Services APK beyond 23.30.99.
Is anyone here still using KitKat? 🤔
In case anyone else doesn’t keep track of Android versions by the fun nicknames, here’s a Wikipedia page for the versions with numbers included. KitKat was version 4.4 of Android.
Honestly couldn’t remember which numbered version this was & couldn’t imagine I was alone in that, lol
I remember the small outrage that happened when Google stopped officially calling Android versions by desserts. Nowadays I can’t imagine going back.
It was always weird because it only became clear with Android 6 (Marshmallow) and 7 (Nougat) that Google stopped making major versions with x.y numbers, with x.1 being exception. You couldn’t just ask someone if they were on Android 4 cause there was at least 3 major Android versions, so it was easier to use the dessert names.
It was also weird having to wonder if you should translate the dessert name when speaking casually about it.