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From September 27, you may have to replace your old Android device. Because of this point, you may lose the opportunity to log in to Google services. Fortunately, only very old devices are affected by this step.
Android Gingerbread, or Android 2.3, appeared 10 years ago and brought innovations such as support for NFC. Of course, this version hasn’t been further developed in a long time and you will no longer receive security patches for it. This is why Google is now completely excluding devices with Android 2.3.7 or lower from the Google universe. Starting September 27, you can only log out of your Google Account with new devices. This means that older cell phones and tablets lose access to the Play Store, among other things.
“As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure the safety of our users, Google will no longer allow sign-in on Android devices with Android 2.3.7 or lower from September 27, 2021. If you sign in to your device after September 27, you will receive possibly error messages about username or password when you try to use Google products and services such as Gmail, YouTube, and Maps, “writes a community manager from Google in the Android support forum.
Your actively used smartphone is almost certainly not affected. An old second device such as a tablet could, however, now have had its day. If you are not sure which Android version you have installed, you can simply check it in the settings. The corresponding entry can be found under “About the device”. It may be worthwhile to update old devices to Android 3.0 if possible.
But even in the worst case, Google won’t lock you out of your account completely. If you don’t have the update option and don’t have a more up-to-date device, you can continue to use some services in the browser. For example, you can still access your Gmail account even if the app no longer works.
