Google is working on a new feature for the system Android 14, which will allow the device with the system Android remained connected to the Internet, even though they will be really outdated, meaning that they will no longer receive any further system updates from the device manufacturer.
According to Mishaal Rahman of the company Esper will allow Google devices to update their root certificates on the fly. Currently, these certificates can be used in devices with the system Android update only through system updates. With the new feature, users will be able to update them on their devices via the Google Play Store.
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What is a root certificate and why does it matter if it expires?
Simply put, when you visit a website using a device with the system Android, so it establishes a secure connection with the device using these certificates. But these "root" certificates have an expiration date, and when they do, the website in question simply can't connect to your smartphone or tablet running Android connect, which means that the website will no longer open on your device. So when a device gets really old and no longer receives system updates, it's possible that the certificate on that device will expire and the device won't be able to load any web pages.
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Android 14, however, will allow users to update certificates on devices via Google Play, separately from system updates. So even if in the future your device becomes so old that it no longer receives any updates, you will be able to get the latest certificates from the official store and thus still stay connected to the Internet. Since Google is considering making this feature a core feature of the system, all manufacturers will have to implement it.
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It is a great feature for the device Galaxy lower class
Samsung's entry-level smartphones such as Galaxy A01 a Galaxy M01, are receiving system updates Android for two years only. So when Samsung stops updating these devices and one of their root certificates expires, they may no longer be able to load websites. However, once Samsung updates these phones to the system Android 14, this will no longer be the case (even in the case of future low-ends with Androidem 14 and later of course).
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Last year, for example, the validity of the certificate expired in devices with the system Android 7 or older, which practically buried them. System Android 14 would therefore prevent this and, thanks to this, less electronic waste would also be generated. But it is true that the validity of the next root certificate is not due to expire until 2035, so we don't have to worry too much about it now.
