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Google, the developer of the Android Operating System will stop providing security updates to Android OS 8 later this year. ProStar, the developer of PointMan, continues to make certain our software meets both system and security requirements set forth by Google. To ensure that your PointMan software continues to run seamlessly and that you receive product updates for PointMan on your Android device, please maintain the following minimum Android OS8:<\/p>\n
Q:<\/strong> How do I check to see what version of the Android OS I have on my phone or tablet? Q:<\/strong> What happens if I do not have Android OS 8 or higher installed on my device by July 1, 2021 Q:<\/strong> Will my mobile device be able to upgrade to Android version 8? [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.6.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_module=”1692″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/pointman.com\/faq-help\/” button_text=”Back” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#003764″ button_border_color=”#d89b2b” button_icon=”5||divi||400″ button_icon_color=”#d89b2b” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Google, the developer of the Android Operating System will stop providing security updates to Android OS 8 later this year. ProStar, the developer of PointMan, continues to make certain our software meets both system and security requirements set forth by Google. To ensure that your PointMan software continues to run seamlessly and that you receive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","iawp_total_views":17,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faq"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointman.com\/de_at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointman.com\/de_at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointman.com\/de_at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointman.com\/de_at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointman.com\/de_at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3940"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pointman.com\/de_at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25933,"href":"https:\/\/pointman.com\/de_at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3940\/revisions\/25933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointman.com\/de_at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointman.com\/de_at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointman.com\/de_at\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
1. Go to the device\u2019s settings app
2. Tap \u201cSystem\u201d
3. Tab \u201cAbout..\u201d
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Note:<\/strong> The naming convention varies based on the device. Some possible options would be \u201cAbout Device\u201d, \u201cAbout Tablet\u201d, \u201cAbout Phone\u201d, etc.
4. Scroll until you find \u201cAndroid Version\u201d
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Note:<\/strong> The version number may appear beneath this label. If it does not, you may have to tap on it to view the version number.<\/p>\n
A:<\/strong> You will no longer be able to download a new install of the PointMan application on your Android based mobile device. If you already have a version of PointMan on your Android mobile device, your version of PointMan will continue to run, but you may not be able to download any new software updates.<\/p>\n
A:<\/strong> The ability to upgrade your Android device to OS version 9 or higher is dependent on the device manufacture and the model. Check with your device manufacturer for compatibility.<\/p>\n