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Added a new column showing the last security patch levels of each Android version#22

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@prullmann prullmann commented Jun 1, 2022

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I find it quite handy to not only see which versions are used how much, but also which versions are still supported via security updates.
They yellow highlight is when the last security update was still less than a year ago.

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What extra info can I deduce from this?

I think this would be misleading to base any decisions on. I have a Google device, Android 11, and my security patch is 2020-10 with no updates.

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prullmann commented Jun 4, 2022

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These dates indeed do not reflect what patch level users are actually getting and running. That's maybe interesting to mention in the footnotes.
In your case, you have access to Project Mainline, which (since Android 10) updates certain components directly via the Play Store. Maybe also worth mentioning.

In general I think it's one more aspect to help decide what version to support for your project. That's still a personal, somewhat subjective decision.

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