[gumbojuice]

It's not great news for my old phone used for wifi at our guesthouse (let's a few security cams and our smart lock get online)

[wizzwizz4]

You should be able to switch this off, if you notice it being enabled, so (now you know about it) it should be a one-time downtime.

[devrandoom]

I skimmed through the docs, couldn't see anything about soaking disabling it.

[rixed]

Same here, using several old androids as hotspots here and there. They stopped receiving updates long ago though, so I'm not worried.

[clort]

Its not an OS update, its a Google Play Services update .. so if they still apply you would get it

I found it strange that things like 'prettier settings screens' and 'improved connection with cars and watches' would be included in Google Play Services. Surely those things are part of the OS not part of a thing which helps you access the Play store?

I've been using a LineageOS (prev. Cyanogenmod) phone for years and have never installed any google stuff so I don't get these updates anyway.

[1832]

Also bad news for my megayacht (use's an old android phone to monitor location and detect movement)

[pengaru]

I used to do something similar for the security cams at my desert property.

Picked up a gl.inet x300b off ebay and never looked back.