Rita El Khoury / Android Authority
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- The current Chrome version is the latest version that supports Android 8.0 and 9.0.
- Chrome 139, which will be launched August 5, will require Android 10 or later.
- Phones like Galaxy S8 and Note 8 will miss it.
Our you still an old Android phone? Google has announced that Chrome 138 will be the final version of browser To support Android 8.0 (Oreo) and 9.0 (PIE). As of Chrome 139, which is scheduled to release August 5, users will need Android 10 or later to receive updates.
The news was divided into a post about the official Google Chrome Help ForumWhere a support manager confirmed that although older versions of Chrome will still work, they will not receive any new features or security updates. It puts users of some aging Android phones in a difficult place.
It includes phones such as Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, which were launched on Android 7 and ended their software support on Android 9. The same goes for Galaxy Note 8, another one once-popular device that does not jump to Android 10. Anyone still using an older mid-range model, but can also, but can also, but can and on the mergus, but can and on the mergus, but can also, but to the mergus, but to the mergus, The Motorola or OnePlus model model could also be left, but even an older midrange model from Motorola or OnePlus may be left.
For users who still depend on these devices, the end of Chrome support means increased security risk and a growing list of features that will no longer work. If you still use one of these models, Google encourages you to upgrade – probably to a pixel unit.