Google Will Stop Latest Version Chrome Support On A Number Of Android Phones

Google limits the Android version to Chrome (photo: dock. Pixabay)

JAKARTA Google will stop the Chrome app on a number of devices in the near future. This restriction is carried out so that Chrome can work optimally without reducing the features in it.

This restriction is expected to take effect on August 5, to be precise when Chrome 139 launches. When this version of the app was launched, Chrome only operated on phones running Android 10 or later.

Currently, the latest version of the browser is Chrome 138. Devices launched around 2017 to 2018 can still run the browser because the current limits applied by Google are Android 8 (Oreo) and Android 9 (Pie).

However, over time, the Chrome feature continues to increase so that the application requires more energy and data. Devices running Android 9 and below will find it difficult to run Chrome 139 so that the limit needs to be increased.

"You have to make sure your device runs Android 10 or later to continue receiving the upcoming Chrome release," Google said via the Chrome Aid site, quoted on Tuesday, June 24.

When the Android version limit is improved, phones with Android 8 and 9 versions can keep Chrome running. However, users will not get updates to the app in the future.

"The older Chrome version will keep working, but no further updates will be released," explains Google. "We recommend you switch to the supported (or later) Android 10 version to make sure you continue to receive the latest security and feature updates."