Google has confirmed that devices running Android 12 or older no longer receive official security patches.
Google has confirmed that devices running Android 12 or older no longer receive official security patches. This policy change, reflected in the latest distribution data from February 2026, leaves approximately 42.1% of active Android devices—over one billion users—vulnerable to new malware and spyware attacks. Critical details regarding this security transition include: Unsupported Versions: Only…
