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Google has announced that you will not be able to sign in to your account after September 27th when signing in to your account using a device running an version older than Android 2.3.7. Similar information is available at the Android Help Center in Japanese.
Disable sign-in operations in older versions
In an email to users using devices running versions older than Android 2.3.7, Google says, “Signing in to your account with the Google app will no longer be supported.”
The target versions are Android 1.0, 1.1, 1.5 Cupcake, 1.6 Donut, 2.0 Eclair, 2.2 Froyo, and 2.3 Gingerbread.
Version 2.3.7 was available in September 2011.
Operations that cause an error after September 27
According to Google, after September 27, 2021, when trying to sign in to use Google-related apps with devices running these Androids, a “username or password error” occurs. increase.
It seems that you can search on Google, use Gmail, and access Google Drive using a browser without any problems, but an error will occur during the following operations, including using the app.
- Attempts to log in to Google products and services such as Gmail, YouTube, and maps
- Add or create a new Google account
- Try to reset to factory settings and log in
- Change your Google account password, log out on all devices, and then try to log back in
- Try to remove the account from the device and add it again
The Japanese Android Help already states, “To protect the security of your account, you cannot log in with your Google account on devices running Android 2.3.7 or earlier.”
To continue using it after September 27th, you need to use a device running a newer version than Android 3.0 Honeycomb.
Source: 9to5Google, Android Help
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