Google is now stopping sign-in support on Android phones running version 2.3.7 or lower. Google is making this change for the account security and data security of the users.
Google has brought bad news for the users of its Android phones. This is because Google is now stopping sign-in support on Android phones running version 2.3.7 or lower. It has been learned from Google’s community page that this change will be implemented from 27 September i.e. today. Older phone users have been advised to update to at least Android 3.0 Honeycomb to continue using Google apps beyond September. This will affect system and app level sign-in, but users should be able to sign in to Gmail, Google Search, Google Drive, YouTube and other Google services through their phone’s browser.
A few days ago 9to5Google in its report shared a screenshot of an email sent to users who are likely to be affected by this change. The number of such users is very less who are using very old version of Android. Google is making this change for the account security and data security of the users.
Starting September 27, users on phones running Android version 2.3.7 and lower will see a ‘username or password error’ whenever they try to sign-in to any of the Google apps that are loaded.
Photo: Google.
This email may be seen as a warning sign to some of these users who are still using older software versions. Such users are being requested to update the software or switch phones.
Error on Sign In The
report said that after September 27, users of older Android versions will see an error when they try to sign in to Google products and services such as Gmail, YouTube and Maps. If users try to sign in again by creating a new Google account or factory resetting the phone, they will still see the same error on their phone screen. This error will continue to be visible to users even after creating a new password, and signing in again.
