Gmail To End Support For Older Chrome Browsers, Windows XP And Vista
Gmail will stop working in the Chrome browser in versions of Chrome 53 or above, which directly affects Windows users who are still using Windows XP or Windows Vista and precisely affects these users for the simple reason that these two operating systems were officially have been in version 49 of Chrome. Anyone who does not have the updated version of Chrome 54 (or higher) on their PC, be prepared for the change Google has prepared for Gmail. This change will launch later this year, 2017, and will be a major headache for users who, for some reason, have never raised the possibility of upgrading to Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10. Let’s start by knowing why Google has decided to make this radical decision. The measure is shielded under the safety of Gmail, as the company ensures that older versions of Chrome can not guarantee the security that does offer the versions released in recent months. The versions that provide the necessary security criteria according to Google are Chrome 54 and Chrome 55, especially the latter. Since neither Windows XP nor Windows Vista can be upgraded to any version of Chrome that goes beyond Chrome 53 (from that version, these two OS were no longer officially supported), the main victims of this measure will be all users who use a PC with these old Windows. If you can not update Chrome, you can not use Gmail normally. But what does Google mean by “using mail normally”? The measure will be launched in December 2017, which will interpret Gmail no longer displayed in its full version on versions of Chrome 53 or below. Instead, the email from Google will appear in your browser in HTML, resulting in a basic interface that will not incorporate any news you receive via this service. Therefore, mail can still be used with relative normality. Still, it will be through a much simpler interface (identical to the one shown when we have a bad Internet connection, for example). The other option is to use a different browser to access the Gmail account.
