Millions of Android devices have lost access to Google services
Google has recently confirmed that older Android phones will no longer have access to the company’s proprietary services. This restriction applies to devices running Android 2.3.7 or later.
Android users of Gingerbread or other older versions can no longer access their Google Account To connect. The share of these phones in the Android phone market is only 0.2 to 0.3 percent, which, although it seems insignificant, but considering the total number of Android products, it involves about 6 to 9 million devices.
Experts believe that this policy is catastrophic for people who need access to Google services and can not change their phone. But on the other hand, Google can not continue to support all versions of Android. Android 2.3.7 has been supported by Google since September 2011, and the company announced in August that it would soon stop supporting it.
With this account, users will lose access to YouTube, Google Play, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Calender and several other services from today, and their phone will have practically no previous use. Google says users can no longer log in to their Google Account with this device for their own security.
As a result, if you try to do any of the following on Android 2.3.7 or earlier, you may encounter the wrong username or password:
- Sign in to services like Gmail, YouTube and Maps
- Add or create a new Google Account
- Return to factory settings and try to re-enter
- Change your Google Account password, which will cause you to log out of your Google Account on all of the company’s services
- Remove the Google Account from the device and try again
Google says if you can update your device to Android 3.0 or later, be sure to do so to avoid interruptions.