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Google is ending support for Android 4.4 KitKat
Nearly 10 years after launch, Google is finally dropping support for Android 4.4 KitKat.
Android 14 "Upside Down Cake" is well on the way, with some devices already eligible for beta rollouts. As newer versions of the operating system become available, older ones continue losing market share until Google eventually drops support for them altogether. This has happened to Android 4.4 KitKat, which is now officially losing support.
The History of Printing on Android and how the Mopria Alliance made it better
Printing documents from Android devices hasn't always been a cakewalk, but it has come a long way. That's thanks in large part to the Mopria Alliance, which worked with Google to implement core printing technologies in Android 8.0 Oreo.
Prior to the debut of Android 8.0 Oreo's Default Print Service, printing documents on Android was easier said than done. Google's mobile operating system didn't gain native printer support until Android 4.4 KitKat, and with the exception of third-party solutions from the likes of Samsung, setting up a printer required vendor-specific plugins and drivers. But thanks to the Mopria Alliance, a consortium of smartphone and printer manufacturers, Android's compatibility with printers has improved by leaps and bounds. Android Oreo supports an astounding 97 percent of the printers on the market—over 100 million—plus features such as duplex printing, Wi-Fi Direct printing, orientation, and paper size adjustment.