Does My Android Need an Update?

To check if an update is available: Open your device’s Settings app. … To check if a security update is available, tap Security update. To check if a Google Play system update is available, tap Google Play system update.

Is it okay to not update Android?

You can continue to use your phone without updating it. However, you will not receive new features on your phone and bugs won’t be fixed. So you will continue to face issues, if any. Most importantly, since security updates patch security vulnerabilities on your phone, not updating it will put the phone at risk.

What happens if you don’t update your Android?

Here’s why: When a new operating system comes out, mobile apps have to instantly adapt to new technical standards. If you don’t upgrade, eventually, your phone won’t be able to accommodate the new versions–which means you’ll be the dummy who can’t access the cool new emojis everyone else is using.