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Google will no longer allow very old smartphones to log in, according to a support document. As of September 27, smartphones running Android 2.3.7, or earlier versions, will no longer be able to log in with the Google account, and therefore will no longer have access to services such as YouTube, Maps, Gmail, among others.
As Google explains in the document, this upcoming restriction is part of its "efforts to keep users safe." So, as of September 27, 2021, Android 2.3.7 smartphone users who log in will see an error with username or password when trying to use services like YouTube, Gmail, and Maps. Similarly, users will not be able to make password changes, remove and re-register their account, or create a new account from that device.
Google mentions that it is best to update the device to Android 3.0 or higher. However, if the update is not possible, the company mentions that users will be able to access its services and platforms, in addition to making changes to the account, if they log in from the smartphone browser, on its website.
To get more into context, Android 2.3.7 was the latest version of Gingerbread, the seventh version of the operating system released more than 10 years ago. Despite the time since its launch, as of May 2019, there were still a minuscule 0.3% of Android users with this version; however, a year has passed since these figures and, likely, this percentage has already disappeared.
The legendary Nexus S, successor to the original Nexus One, was the first smartphone to arrive with Android 2.3.7. The version that succeeded was Android 3.0 Honeycomb, exclusively for tablets, and shortly after it was the Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich that set the stage for future versions of Android.
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