Nine years after the release of Android Jelly Bean, the company announced a complete cessation of support for the outdated version of the operating system. At the same time, according to analysts, it is still used by thousands of smartphone owners around the world.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – July 11, 2021 – Technology
At the end of August 2021, Android 4.1-4.3 users will stop receiving updates to Google services. Officially, these versions were made unsupported on January 31, but the company continued to release critical security patches for older builds. WITH
According to statistics, Jelly Bean now has about 1% of active Android devices.
In 2012, the release of the now “canceled” version of Android was accompanied by a total redesign of the OS interface. Google’s developers have improved the smoothness of the animations, and also took care to support the refresh rate of 60 fps for some devices.
The global firmware update took place a year later with the release of Android 4.3. This version has made the Bluetooth 4.0 LowEnergy standard available on all compatible devices, expanding the ability of gadgets to interact with wearable accessories.
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Source: Ukrgate