Old Android phones will not have access to secure websites from...

If you own an old Android phone, you will soon have to update it so you can visit large parts of the secure web, after one of the world’s largest certification bodies, Let’s Encrypt, warned that phones running Android versions before 7.1.1 Nougat It will not be able to access large chunks of the secure web starting in 2021 Police Android.

A number of experts have proposed an alternative, in case they do not want to update their “Android” phone, as the experts indicated that this alternative is to install the “Mozilla Firefox” browser, which supports safe browsing techniques and safe websites on those devices..

Wolfa expected Engadget It is common for developers to abandon support for older operating systems, but this is annoying due to Android update policies, according to the authority Let’s Encrypt About 33.8 percent of Android users rely on a version older than 7.1, and yet some device vendors cut support early, so if you bought a phone in 2016 or even 2017 it might suddenly lose access to some websites, at least without alternative solutions.

And while Android phone manufacturers are committed to three years of operating system updates, that won’t change that for many people who have older devices, and although many other sites will continue to operate, inconsistent support could be an issue at least. A major obstacle at worst.