4 main things Google killed in 2016



RIP
Google has rolled out plenty of new things in 2016, from its Android-powered Pixel smartphones to its Daydream virtual reality platform. But as always, Google has had to make room for . Here’s a roundup of products, services and more that Google rid itself of in 2016.

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1. Google Hangouts on Air
The rise of YouTube Live for streaming from Google led to the end for Google Hangouts on Air, a Google+-associated service, as of Sept. 12. With Periscope, Facebook Live and other live streaming services grabbing attention these days, Google’s going out with the old, in with the new.
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Google Nexus device

2.Google Nexus line
While Google has said it isn’t completely shutting the door on Nexus, the arrival of Chrome OS- and Android-powered smartphones and tablets has essentially signaled the end for the Nexus line, which first surfaced in 2010 and have been built by OEM partners like HTC and Samsung. As with the Nexus line, Google now needs to navigate carefully as it expands the Pixel brand without ticking off too many members of the Android ecosystem.

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Logo of Google Picassa (Now Google Photos) 

3.Google Picasa
The 2015 spinout of cloud-based Google Photos (from Google+) for sharing and storing photos and videos marked the beginning of the end for desktop- and web-based Picasa, a photo sharing and storage service that Google bought in 2004 from Lifescape. And yes, the name Picasa is a play off of artist Pablo Picasso’s name.


An Ara device by Google 

4.Project Ara
This intriguing modular smartphone project, dubbed Ara, would have let you piece together a phone from common open hardware components such as processors, displays and cameras, and slot replacement parts in so as to make upgrades much easier than they are with typical wireless phones today. While Google hasn’t gone into any particulars about the demise of the project, which bubbled up in 2013 via its Motorola Mobility acquisition, it has confirmed Ara’s end.
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