Google Play providers discontinuing updates for KitKat (API ranges 19 & 20) beginning August 2023

Posted by Sarat Tummala, Product Supervisor, Google Play providers

The Android KitKat (KK) platform was first launched ~10 years in the past and since then, we’ve launched many modern enhancements and options for Android, that are unavailable on KK. As of July 2023, the lively gadget rely on KK is under 1% as increasingly more customers replace to the most recent Android variations. Due to this fact, we’re not supporting KK in future releases of Google Play providers. KK units is not going to obtain variations of the Play Services APK past 23.30.99.