You Can No Longer Sign In To Google Apps On These Android Versions

Google has started sending out emails to inform users that the company will soon end support for old versions of Android. According to one such email shared on r/Android (via 9to5Google), you can’t sign in to Google apps if you are using a phone running Android version 2.3.7 or lower starting this September.

The new restriction goes live on September 27. Affected Android versions include:

To put that in perspective, Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread was released back in September 2011. “As part of our ongoing efforts to keep our users safe, Google will no longer allow sign-in on Android devices that run Android 2.3.7 or lower starting September 27, 2021. If you sign in to your device after September 27, you may get username or password errors when you try to use Google products and services like Gmail, YouTube, and Maps,” reads Google’s support page.