Google has announced that it will end support for the Chrome Sync feature for all customers using Google Chrome 48 and earlier, as Chrome 96 has reached the stable channel.
https://support.google.com/ chrome/a/answer/7679408
Chrome synchronization is no longer supported in Chrome 48 and earlier.
Chrome sync is no longer supported on Chrome 48 or earlier.
Enabling Chrome Sync will save your bookmarks, passwords, history, open tabs, settings, preferences, Google Pay payment information, and more, and automatically sign you in to Gmail, YouTube, Search, and other Google services. You can also automatically sign in to Gmail, YouTube, Search, and other Google services.
This was announced on the blog along with the release notes for Chrome 94, which was released on October 19, 2021.
As we mentioned in the Chrome Enterprise release notes for M94, we want to remind users of Chrome browser versions M48 and below that Chrome sync is deprecated in these versions and will no longer work once M96 is launched in the stable channel. As we mentioned in the Chrome Enterprise release notes for version M48 and below, we’d like to remind you that Chrome sync has been deprecated in these versions and will no longer work once M96 is launched in the stable channel
https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/133907349/sunsetting-chrome-sync-for- chrome-m48-and-older?hl=en
Forced to upgrade for security reasons
If you wish to continue using Chrome sync, you will need to update your web browser to Chrome version 49 or higher by launching Chrome, opening the “More” menu in the upper right corner of the window, and clicking “Update Google Chrome”. The update will be applied after Chrome is restarted.
According to StatCounter data, Google Chrome currently has a 64.67% share of the global desktop browser market and 67.17% of the desktop market.
Also, according to W3Schools statistics, most users are using Chrome 94 and 95, and versions older than Chrome 85 represent about 2.5% of Chrome’s total market share.
But given Google’s dominance in the browser market, a significant number of users are exposed to the attack because they use a vulnerable version of Chrome.
Chrome sync support blocked for 3rd party Chromium browsers
The option to migrate to a third party Chromium web browser that may still have Chrome Sync support also does not exist.
Google announced in January 2021 that it will block those browsers that use the private Google APIs (including Chrome sync).
A recent audit found that some Chromium-based third-party browsers are able to integrate Google features intended for Google-only use, such as Chrome sync and Click to Call. We found that some Chromium-based third party browsers were able to integrate Google features intended for Google-only use, such as Chrome sync and Click to Call.
This allowed a small subset of customers to sign in to their Google accounts and save their personal Chrome sync data, such as bookmarks, not only in Google Chrome, but also in some third-party Chromium-based browsers.
If you’ve used Chrome Sync in the past with other Chromium browsers, you can manage your data by visiting the My Google Activity page, download it from the Google Takeout page, or delete it by visiting here You can also delete data by going here.
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