If you have a very old Android device, one running Android XNUMX (Gingerbread) or earlier, keep in mind that you won't be able to use your Google account to sign in to apps like Gmail or YouTube. since the end of September. According to a Google discussion forum post, functionality for affected devices ends on September XNUMX, but if you really need it, you can still access these services on older hardware through the built-in web browser. Since tablet-centric Android XNUMX (Honeycomb) and Android XNUMX (Ice Cream Sandwich) started in XNUMX, we're only talking about a very small percentage of devices here, and the vast majority of users shouldn't need to worry. "If you sign in to your device after September XNUMX, you may get username or password failures when trying to use Google products and services like Gmail, YouTube and Maps," the message explains, and users are encouraged to users to update their software if they can. . .
Security First
Part of the reason for the limit is security: newer software tends to be significantly more secure than older software, especially on a ten-year timescale, and absolutely no one wants their Google account compromised for a old vulnerability. Devices still running Android 1 are also missing a decade of new features and innovations that Google has since added to its mobile operating system, so they need to be updated quite late. These earlier versions of Android have been lagging behind for a long time in terms of security patches and updates to Google Play services, which handle a lot of background work for these updates. Support for Google Play Services for Android XNUMX (Jelly Bean) ends next month.Analysis: updates are important
