Google Android 14 will impose stricter API restrictions to prevent devices from installing outdated applications

CTOnews.com, January 24, according to foreign technology media 9to5Google, Google has imposed more stringent API restrictions on Android 14, which will prevent devices from installing outdated applications.

Google will upgrade Google Play App Mall in Android 14, and users will not be able to install an app if they encounter an app that has not yet been upgraded to API.

This change will also restrict users from loading specific APK files and prevent the App Store from installing these same applications.

CTOnews.com also learned from the report that in the early days of its launch, Android 14 was mainly aimed at particularly old Android apps. In the follow-up push, it will be extended to Android 6. 0 (Marshmallow), and Google will maintain a "step-by-step" mechanism. Android app developers can choose to actively block.

The report mentions that Android manufacturers plan to prevent the spread of malware applications on the operating system. The developer responsible for the change points out that some malware applications are intended to target older Android versions to circumvent some protections that are implemented only for new applications.