Many apps continue to use a vulnerable version
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-apps-with-250m-downloads-still-vulnerable-to-patched-bug/
Android apps with over 250 million downloads are still susceptible to a severe vulnerability in a Google library that was patched in August 2020.
In August, mobile app security company Oversecured discovered a vulnerability in the Google Play Core Library that allowed malicious applications to execute code in legitimate apps.