Google blocking emails and use of Safari on my iMac, iPhone and iPad. Google says emails are a security
issue because my iMac is too old. It is a 2009 iMac 21.5 macOS 10.13.6. I haven't received an OS update since than.
How do I rectify this issue?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13
Modern security requirements are not supported on older versions of macOS or Windows. A 2009 iMac is now 15 years old macOS is now at 15.1.1. macOS 10 is simply not capable of supporting modern security requirements of companies like Google, even Apple.
Modern security requirements are not supported on older versions of macOS or Windows. A 2009 iMac is now 15 years old macOS is now at 15.1.1. macOS 10 is simply not capable of supporting modern security requirements of companies like Google, even Apple.
That's a big difference. A 2013 iMac can be updated to Catalina. The current Brave release will certainly work. So will Firefox and Catalina's version of Safari.
Oldndumb wrote:
How do I rectify this issue?
You buy a newer Mac.
Your 2009 iMac is obsolete. 15 years old at this point, and its operating system is no longer considered secure enough to access Google's secure servers.
At some point, upgrading is going to be required. Computers do not last forever.
To be clear Google does not and cannot block use of Safari. Recent security requirements may require the use of a newer browser though, such as Firefox:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
The Brave browser also works with High Sierra:
However, it too is "old" and will no longer be updated.
Certain websites (such as this one) will no longer work with High Sierra's version of Safari, but they continue to work with Brave. I'm using it now.
I would like to thank all of you who replied. My iMac is 2013 not 2009. My mistake in year. I now understand I must update equipment. I appreciate all of your help and time. Thank you!
Google preventing use of Safari
