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[Update: Crisis Averted] Many websites could potentially break on older Android phones in 2021
Many websites could potentially break on Android devices running versions less than 7.1.1 next year due to an expiring root certificate.
TLS 1.3 support brings 40% faster secure connections to Android Q
Android Q includes support for TLS 1.3, which promises to increase security and help speed up these secure connections by up to 40%.
Securing data has become incredibly important over the years, but the initial implementation of protections usually comes at the cost of a performance hit. We saw this when Android began requiring OEMs to enable encryption and the same happened to SSL/TLS when it was first introduced. Over time though, the hardware was able to add features which reduced the negative impact it had on performance. So it makes sense that we have seen the same with newer versions of TLS. The downside to these new versions is the adoption rate, but Android Q will support TLS 1.3 to increase security and help speed up these secure connections by up to 40%.