The majority of Android cellphone users may replace their cellphones after three to five years of use. But there are also those who are reluctant to buy new for various reasons. Now that it's so old, Google warns the phone won't be able to access its important services.
Google will block lock applications such as Play Store, Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, Google Calendar and others on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. That way, users can no longer log in to their Google account on that version of Android phone.
Android Gingerbread is indeed very old, Google inaugurated it in December 2010. This means that at this time he is already about 11 years old.
What is the reason? Google said the discontinuation of support for Android 2.3 is part of their efforts to keep users safe from attacks in cyberspace. The deadline is September 27, 2021.
In February 2017, Google has also removed the Google Pay payment feature from Android Gingerbread. Now, with all those apps blocked and the user unable to access his account, his cell phone is practically half paralyzed. Moreover, the Android cellphone cannot use the Play Store to download applications.
It's possible that users can theoretically upgrade to a higher version of Android, but the process may not be smooth. So if there are still those who use Android Gingerbread-based smartphones, it's better to immediately replace them with new ones before the September 27 deadline.
If circumstances force that you can't move to another Android phone, then the last alternative is to access that important service through a browser. Of course the user experience will not be as good as using the application.
