It's also Android updates and Google Play Services, the latter being the thing that gets you access to the vast majority of Android apps, Maps, Music and all of that.
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More detail here:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019...om-play-store/
Seems it refers to the next version of Android so presumably security fixes might still be available and also the Play store will remain for phone that have already been sold.