Security News > 2021 > November > Google will kill Chrome sync support on Chrome 48 and earlier

Google will end support for the Chrome sync feature for all users still running Google Chrome 48 and earlier after Chrome 96 reaches the stable channel.

"Chrome sync no longer supports Chrome 48 and earlier. You need to upgrade to a more recent version of Chrome if you want to continue using Chrome sync," Google said at the time.

"As previously shared in the Chrome Enterprise release notes for M94, we'd like to inform anyone using Chrome Browser version M48 or lower that Chrome sync will be deprecated on these versions, and will no longer work once M96 launches on the stable channel," the company announced on Friday.

Those who want to continue using Chrome sync will have to update their web browsers to Chrome version 49 or higher by opening Chrome, opening the 'More' menu at the top right side of the window, and then clicking 'Update Google Chrome.

The headline for dropping support for Chrome sync in Chrome 48 and older shouldn't be about forcing users to upgrade, but about how mindboggling it is that anybody would chose to run a version with more known security bugs than I can count.

"During a recent audit, we discovered that some third-party Chromium-based browsers were able to integrate Google features, such as Chrome sync and Click to Call, that are only intended for Google's use," Google Chrome Engineering Director Jochen Eisinger said at the time.

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