This app is out of date: why am I getting this notice from Gmail on my iPhone
Table of contents:
- Why doesn't Google update Gmail on iOS?
- What changes with Apple's new privacy policy?
- OTHER TRICKS FOR Gmail
If you download the Gmail app from the App Store, you may get a worrying alert: "This app is out of date." Why am I getting this notice from Gmail on my iPhone? Many Apple users ask this question, and the answer is that Google has not finished updating its iOS apps yet, and it takes several months without doing it. In the case of Gmail, it has been so long since its last update that users who register a new account on iPhone or iPad will receive a message advising them to update the app because that version does not meet the latest security requirements.
This alert does not imply that you cannot register a new account or use the application, as long as you are aware of the risks involved. There is actually no possibility to download a later version, since Google has not offered an update for either iOS or iPadOS. The current version is 6.0.201115 and its last update dates back to December 1, 2020. It should be remembered that on December 14 there was a crash in various Google services that affected many users in Spain.
These notifications have begun to disappear after raising some alarm among users, to which Google responded in statements to The Verge that it was due to a bug. Spencer Dailey, editor of Techmeme, updated a post in which he detailed this situation, assuring that the absence of notifications is due to a unilateral update forced by Google so that no appear in your applications.
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Why doesn't Google update Gmail on iOS?
Several articles point to the latest amendment to Apple's privacy policy, which requires all App Store apps to be updated after from December 7, 2020 to adapt to it. Last January, Google assured that it would update all its iOS applications soon, but this has not been the case, as has now been revealed.
This abnormal situation affects not only Gmail, but also other frequently used Google services. The search engine, Google Photos or Google Maps are also among those applications that are pending to be updated. Among those that are up to date and comply with Apple's new privacy policy are others such as YouTube, Google Classroom, Google Play Movies and TV or its translator.
What changes with Apple's new privacy policy?
Apple's privacy policy now includes a report that lists all user data an app collects from iOS and iPadOS devicesThis has caused some applications such as Facebook to generate an endless list of data that has frightened many users, which may have caused Google's reluctance not to suffer a negative impact as big as that of Mark Zuckerberg's company.
Many fear that the list of collected user data generated by Google applications will be as long as that of Facebook, although the strategy of letting time pass is not going to help too much to the Mountain View Company. The longer it takes to update all your applications, the more doubts there will be about your commitment with user privacy, not to mention the distrust in terms of security that may cause the user to have an application that has not been updated in two months.
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