Why does a 2015 version of Chrome install on Jelly Bean?

[Android Central Question]

I have a device running Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). My understanding is that Chrome stopped being supported on Jelly Bean in the Fall 2018 timeframe. At that time I had the latest supported version of Chrome on my device (from 2018, I assume) and browsing worked fine. I then needed to uninstall updates from multiple apps, including Chrome, to fix a battery drain issue on the device. Now the latest version that of Chrome that will update from the Google Play Store is a 2015 version that constantly gives "Aw Snap" errors. Could anyone tell me why Google doesn't make the last Chrome version that supported Jelly Bean available on the Play Store for those that still have Jelly Bean? If Google will not make that available, is there a safe way to obtain the last version of Chrome that supported Jelly Bean? Thanks...

 

[mustang7757]

You can go to https://www.apkmirror.com/
Find the correct chrome for your operating system . But your operating system is very old .I'll leave a link to register so you can communicate here , as a guest account you can't.https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=409154

 

[Gx5001]

Thanks, apkmirror worked like a charm. For other people who may have the same issue, the latest version of Chrome that I found that still supported Jelly Bean is 71.0.3578.99, which is from January 2019.

 

[mustang7757]

Thanks, apkmirror worked like a charm. For other people who may have the same issue, the latest version of Chrome that I found that still supported Jelly Bean is 71.0.3578.99, which is from January 2019.

Hi Welcome to AC forums!
That's great , and thanks for leaving which version .