Google quickly received’t allow you to register on very outdated Android units

If you continue to have a tool working Android 2.3.7 (the ultimate model of Gingerbread) or older, Google received’t allow you to register to your Google account on that gadget beginning September twenty seventh, according to a support document (via Liliputing).

“As part of our ongoing efforts to keep our users safe, Google will no longer allow sign-in on Android devices that run Android 2.3.7 or lower starting September 27, 2021,” the corporate says. “If you sign into your device after September 27, you may get username or password errors when you try to use Google products and services like Gmail, YouTube, and Maps.”

To offer you an concept of simply how outdated a tool can be affected by this variation, Android 2.3.7 was launched almost 10 years in the past. But on condition that there are greater than three billion lively Android units within the wild proper now, this variation will doubtless have an effect on various individuals who may nonetheless be holding on to older tech.

If you’re on Android 2.3.7 or older after that September twenty seventh deadline, you’ll nonetheless be capable to use some Google providers in the event you’re logged in in your gadget’s browser, in keeping with Google. But units on Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) will proceed to have the ability to log in to Google accounts, the corporate says, so in case your older gadget may be up to date, you may wish to try this.