ANDROID owners should check their phones after Google announced that the popular Chrome app will stop working properly on some handsets very soon.
The tech giant is dropping support on older devices.
Although the app won't stop working completely, lack of support means there will be no fixes for issues or security bugs.
So eventually features may break.
And you'll miss out on any new features as well.
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But crucially hackers will be able to exploit any problems which ultimately pose a risk to your accounts - particularly banking.
Chrome will no longer receive updates on devices running Android Nougat.
This version of Android was released back in 2016 and fortunately most people have since upgraded.
But around 2 per cent of devices are believed to still be using Android Nougat.
And given that Android has more than 2billion users worldwide, 2 per cent is still quite a sizeable number.
Affected users should see if they can upgrade to the next version of Android to keep using Chrome safely.
If their handset is too old for a software update, it might be time to consider buying a brand new smartphone.
The changes are rumoured to happen next month when Chrome version 120 is launched.
"Chrome on Android will no longer support Android Nougat," Google said.
"The last version of Chrome that supports Android Nougat is Chrome 119, and it includes a message to affected users informing them to upgrade their operating system.
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"Chrome 120 will not support nor ship to users running Android Nougat."
How to check which version of Android my phone uses
To check the version of Android your smartphone uses, simply open the Settings.
Scroll to the bottom and tap About phone, followed by Android version.
Here you'll see the version name / number.
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