Millions of Android users to be blocked from Google Maps, YouTube and Gmail today

By Isabella Boneham
Published 27th Sep 2021, 08:52 BST
Devices using Android 2.3 will be blocked from accessing some apps (Photo: Shutterstock)Devices using Android 2.3 will be blocked from accessing some apps (Photo: Shutterstock)
Devices using Android 2.3 will be blocked from accessing some apps (Photo: Shutterstock)

Millions of Android phones will be blocked from accessing Google Maps, YouTube and Gmail today (27 September) following a huge update.

Google has confirmed that devices using Android 2.3 will be affected and urged users to upgrade their software.

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Those devices unable to upgrade to the newer version will be locked out from Google services for good.

What will happen today?

Anyone using the 2.3 version of Android will be unable to login to their Google account.

Users will not be able to add a Google Calendar or Gmail to account to the settings menu of their device.

Other Google apps will also stop working including YouTube, Google PlayStore, Google Maps, Gmail and more.