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Google kills product / Ars Series

  1. Google’s abuse of Fitbit continues with web app shutdown

    Users say the app, which is now the only Fitbit interface, lacks matching features.

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  2. Google is killing off the messaging service inside Google Maps

    Google Maps has had its own chat platform since 2018, but it's shutting down in July.

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  3. Google kills “One” VPN service, says “people simply weren’t using it”

    Did anyone want a VPN from the Internet's largest data collector?

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  4. Google Podcasts shuts down tomorrow, April 2

    Building a podcast player into Google Search was always a weird plan.

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  5. Google’s phone app no longer searches Google Maps

    Google's search-infused phone app was touted as a major feature a few years ago.

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  6. Google will no longer back up the Internet: Cached webpages are dead

    Google Search will no longer make site backups while crawling the web.

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  7. Google announces April 2024 shutdown date for Google Podcasts

    Does this mean YouTube Podcasts is ready for prime time?

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  8. Google News is shutting down purchased magazine content, offering refunds

    Google offers static PDF downloads for some content, refunds for others.

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  9. This week’s dead Google products: Google Podcasts, basic Gmail, and more!

    A thrilling roundup of the things Google has killed this week.

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  10. Google is killing Play Movies & TV, will only have three video stores left

    Conveniently, Google still sells video content through YouTube, Android TV, and Google TV.

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  11. Google kills two-year “Pixel Pass” subscription after just 22 months

    Two years on a Pixel Pass was supposed to get you a new phone.

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  12. Waymo kills off autonomous trucking program

    Ride-hailing will let Waymo focus on "near-term" commercial success.

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  1. Google Assistant kills off support for third-party note apps

    The Google Assistant continues to circle the drain, with yet another feature loss.

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  2. YouTube Stories, Google’s clone of Snapchat, is dying on June 26

    Google's clone of TikTok is a decent replacement for its clone of Snapchat.

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  3. RIP to Dropcams, Nest Secure: Google is shutting down servers next year

    Sales ended years ago, but they'll turn into bricks when the servers shut down.

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  4. Google Assistant might be doomed: Division “reorganizes” to focus on Bard

    The Google Assistant makes no money and hasn't released hardware in two years.

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  5. Stadia’s pivot to a cloud service has also been shut down

    After Stadia's commercial failure, the pivot to Immersive Stream for Games is dead, too.

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  6. Google kills “Duplex on the Web,” an automated website navigation feature

    Google wanted to click through websites on your behalf, but did that solve a problem?

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  7. Google kills Stadia, will refund game purchases

    The inevitable death of Google's game-streaming service happens early next year.

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  8. Google’s cost-cutting kills Pixelbook division

    Google hasn't made a laptop in 3 years and won't be making one any time soon.

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  9. YouTube Go is dead, and you can probably blame YouTube Premium

    YouTube Go offered free offline videos, but now you'll need YouTube Premium.

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  10. So nice they killed it twice: Google+’s business pivot is dead

    Who remembered that "Google Currents" was still available for businesses? Anybody?

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  11. Google relents: Legacy G Suite users will be able to migrate to free accounts

    Last week, Google essentially told free G Suite users "pay up or lose your account."

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  12. Google to free G Suite users: Pay up or lose your account

    Have a free G Suite account from 2006-2012? You have until May to fork over cash.

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  1. Google kills YouTube Originals, its original video content group

    YouTube content group produced exclusive shows like Scare PewDiePie and Cobra Kai.

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  2. Take one last look at Google Toolbar, which is now dead

    Google Toolbar is dead, but we took it out for one last spin before it died.

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  3. Google is killing Android Auto for phones (if you even know what that is)

    This app had an Android Auto-like interface, but for people without compatible cars.

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  4. Google kills its augmented reality “Measure” app

    App let you measure things with your smartphone.

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  5. Google is killing “Google Play Movies & TV” on smart TVs

    Smart TV users get pushed to YouTube, other OSes get Google TV or Play Movies.

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  6. Google is killing the Google Shopping app

    In a few weeks, the Shopping tab on Google.com will be the main interface.

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  7. Google’s VR dreams are dead: Google Cardboard is no longer for sale

    Google Cardboard is still open source, but Google is done with the project.

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  8. Ex-Stadia developers dish on Google’s mismanagement and poor communication

    Former Stadia developers "shocked" by surprise shutdown of Google's game studio.

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  9. Google closes Stadia’s dedicated game studios after less than 2 years

    Service isn't changing, but path to streaming-exclusive games will clearly narrow.

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  10. Loon’s bubble bursts—Alphabet shuts down Internet balloon company

    After eight years, Loon couldn't find a "long-term, sustainable business."

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  11. Google kills Android Things, its IoT OS, in January

    Google promised three years of updates at launch but stopped updates after one year.

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  12. The Google Home Max is dead—Google shuts down production

    The Home Max was $400. It weighed 12 pounds. It was probably too expensive.

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