![]() Individual libraries are not required to change based on this deprecation. The functionality required by the current, released SDK versions is already present on JB devices with Google Play services and will continue to work without change.Įach SDK can be independently released and may update its own minSdkVersion. The Google Play services SDKs contain the interfaces to the functionality provided by the Google Play services APK, which runs as background services. What does this mean as an Application developer: ![]() For devices running JB, Google will no longer update the Play Services APK beyond version 21.30.99, scheduled for the end of August 2021. Consequently, we are deprecating support for JB in future releases of Google Play services. This results in increased developer and QA time spent on new features that require special handling. Since then Android has released a lot of improvements and features which are not all backported to Jelly Bean. The Android Jelly Bean (JB) platform was first released 9 years ago and as of July 2021, the active device count is below 1%. ![]() Posted by Vikas Kansal, Product Manager, Google Play services
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