Earlier this month, Google declared that Chrome version 119 for Android will be the final version supported for smartphones running on Android 7 (Nougat) and below.
The announcement affected both Chrome desktop and Chrome for Android. As a result, Chrome 120 does not support Android Nougat or a lower version of Android. Now, the company has decided to do the same with Google Calendar, which is a popular software that millions of people use to organize their daily lives. Users may plan meetings, make notes, and organize events with them.
Google Calendar Privacy Concern
It is most likely because of security reasons that support for previous versions of Android has been discontinued. Google wants to ensure its customers are safe since older versions of Android are more susceptible to hacking and data theft.
The latest version of the Google Calendar app (v2023.46.0-581792699-release) has a new flag called “UnsupportedOperatingSystem__enabled,” which is used to display a message to users who are running an unsupported operating system.
This flag contains a specific message informing users that in order to continue using Google Calendar, their device must be updated to Android 8 (Oreo) or above.
Furthermore, a lot of new features and enhancements that were unavailable on earlier versions of Android are offered by more recent iterations of the software. Google is urging consumers to update to the most recent version of Android on their devices as a result.
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