<p>Google has revealed that the Android devices running old Gingerbread software will no longer support key features from September 27, 2021.</p>.<p>Android v2.3 Gingerbread OS series was released way back in September 2011 but in a couple of months (, the devices with the aforementioned OS will lose all key support including new sign-in, and not be able to use Gmail, YouTube, and Maps.</p>.<p>"When support ends for sign-in with a Google Account on Android v2.3.7 and below, you will receive a username or password error if you try to sign in to your devices or to add an email or calendar account," said Zak Pollack, Google's Community Manager.</p>.<p>Also, people will also not be able to change the password and if the user performs a factory reset on such phone, he/she will not be able to link their Gmail account with the phone.</p>.<p>If the device is eligible to update to Android v3.0 Honeycomb (or newer versions), owners have been advised to upgrade it or else risk losing critical functioning capability and become useless.</p>.<p>Now, Android (considering all versions) has more than 2.5 billion active devices. When Google killed the Android distribution dashboard in 2019, the userbase of Gingerbread OS-based Android devices was less than 0.3 percent. </p>.<p>So, very few people will be impacted by the discontinuation of software support for devices with Android Gingerbread OS.</p>.<p><em>Get the latest news on new launches, gadget reviews, apps, cybersecurity, and more on personal technology only on <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/dh-tech?_ga=2.210580691.73733284.1595225125-1706599323.1592232366" target="_blank">DH Tech</a>.</em></p>
<p>Google has revealed that the Android devices running old Gingerbread software will no longer support key features from September 27, 2021.</p>.<p>Android v2.3 Gingerbread OS series was released way back in September 2011 but in a couple of months (, the devices with the aforementioned OS will lose all key support including new sign-in, and not be able to use Gmail, YouTube, and Maps.</p>.<p>"When support ends for sign-in with a Google Account on Android v2.3.7 and below, you will receive a username or password error if you try to sign in to your devices or to add an email or calendar account," said Zak Pollack, Google's Community Manager.</p>.<p>Also, people will also not be able to change the password and if the user performs a factory reset on such phone, he/she will not be able to link their Gmail account with the phone.</p>.<p>If the device is eligible to update to Android v3.0 Honeycomb (or newer versions), owners have been advised to upgrade it or else risk losing critical functioning capability and become useless.</p>.<p>Now, Android (considering all versions) has more than 2.5 billion active devices. When Google killed the Android distribution dashboard in 2019, the userbase of Gingerbread OS-based Android devices was less than 0.3 percent. </p>.<p>So, very few people will be impacted by the discontinuation of software support for devices with Android Gingerbread OS.</p>.<p><em>Get the latest news on new launches, gadget reviews, apps, cybersecurity, and more on personal technology only on <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/dh-tech?_ga=2.210580691.73733284.1595225125-1706599323.1592232366" target="_blank">DH Tech</a>.</em></p>
