Android telephones don’t final eternally, and neither does the software program they depend on. Should you’re rocking a cellphone that’s utilizing Android 8 or older, and also you additionally use Android Auto as your automotive’s navigation and leisure platform, you may be in for a nasty shock. Google is reportedly imposing a minimal cellphone OS requirement for the primary time.
9to5Google reviews that customers on telephones working working system builds older than Android 9.0 (which debuted in late 2018) are seeing errors after they attempt to entry Android Auto of their automotive. This requirement was introduced this summer time, however apparently the grace interval has ended. At the very least one person with an LG V30 from 2017 obtained a nasty shock when making an attempt to make use of the system, a pop-up that reads “This cellphone now not helps Android Auto.”
The message mentioned the cellphone wanted the newest model of Android…which could have been a very stinging instruction, because the V30 is so gone software program assist that its producer isn’t even making smartphones anymore.
In line with StatCounter, simply over 4 % of Android customers worldwide are on a construct older than Android 9.0. In fact not all of these customers will personal vehicles, and amongst those that do, not all of them shall be appropriate with Android Auto and even wish to use it.
Each Google and Samsung are pledging longer software program assist for brand spanking new gadgets, trying to compete with Apple’s best-in-class assist for ageing telephones. However it is a fairly good reminder that the longer you maintain on to your cellphone, the extra software program goes to behave up.