However, after nearly a decade, Google recognizes that continuing support for KitKat in Play Services doesn't provide substantial benefits to users, especially since less than 1% of active Android devices still run on this version. Consequently, it becomes impractical to maintain support for the outdated platform in Play Services.
KitKat promises to extend support to devices new and old, with high and low-end specs. Still, we'll have to wait for OEMs to finish building it for their devices and carriers to accept and do
The number has been declining for years. The high time for Android 4.4 was when Jelly Bean (Android 4.1–4.3) fully lost Google support in 2021. The messaging platform finally took off its KitKat