Doha: Google announced that the Chrome Sync feature will be discontinued in early 2025 for Chrome versions older than four years. Starting in early 2025, Chrome Sync (using and saving data in your Google Account) will stop working on versions of Chrome that are more than four years old, the company said.

According to Qatar News Agency, users who are on a version of Chrome that is older than four years old may begin to see the error message “Update Chrome to start sync” or “Update Chrome to keep using the Chrome data in your Google Account”. Chrome users who still want to use Chrome Sync to keep their data synced to all devices logged into their Google account are advised to update their browser to the latest release.

When enabled, Chrome Sync keeps users’ bookmarks, passwords, history, open tabs, settings, preferences, and, sometimes, Google Pay payment information. It also automatically signs users into Gmail, YouTube, Search, and other Google services.