Millions of phones will be blocked from Google Maps, YouTube and Gmail TODAY in a massive update, the US tech giant has confirmed.
Devices using Android 2.3 will lose access to the swathe of popular applications.
That particular branch of the US tech giant 's operating system launched in December 2010.
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But now search engine Google will withdraw support for it.
The move is "part of our going efforts to keep our users safe", according to the Silicon Valley tech company.
Among the apps to be halted on the operating system are YouTube, Google Play Store, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Calendar, and more.
Owners of the following phones are affected, including the Sony Xperia Advance and the Lenovo K800.
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Owners of the Sony Xperia Go, Vodafone Smart II, Samsung Galaxy S2, Sony Xperia P, LG Spectrum, and Sony Xperia S are also impacted.
Device owners using LG Prada 3.0, HTC Velocity, HTC Evo 4G, Motorola Fire, and Motorola XT532 phones are also told they cannot update.
It comes amid reports WhatsApp will also stop working on a swathe of Android and Apple devices later this year.
Google says: "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."
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