# The Google products that shut down and we miss the most

The "Google graveyard": services and devices the company launched with fanfare and later shut down. Which one do you miss most?

- 36 votes · 21 items
- Sep 6, 2024 · Íñigo O.
- https://even.best/en/l/1587/the-google-products-that-shut-down-and-we-miss-the-most

## Top 21

1. **Google+** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — The social network Google built to take on Facebook (2011-2019).
2. **Google Reader** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — The RSS reader half the internet used daily (2005-2013).
3. **Inbox by Gmail** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — The smart email app that bundled messages and reminders (2014-2019).
4. **Orkut** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Google's social network that was huge in Brazil and India (2004-2014).
5. **Google Hangouts** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Chat and video calls eventually replaced by Google Chat and Meet (2013-2022).
6. **Picasa** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The desktop photo organiser and editor (2002-2016).
7. **Google Play Music** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The music service that made way for YouTube Music (2011-2020).
8. **Daydream** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The phone-based virtual reality platform with a fabric headset (2016-2019).
9. **Allo** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The messaging app with Google Assistant that never took off (2016-2019).
10. **Google Buzz** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The social network inside Gmail that lasted little more than a year (2010-2011).
11. **Google Health** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The first attempt at an online personal health record (2008-2012).
12. **Google Code** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Open-source project hosting before GitHub took over (2006-2016).
13. **Google Cloud Print** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Printing from any device through the cloud (2010-2020).
14. **iGoogle** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — The customisable home page with gadgets (2005-2013).
15. **Google Stadia** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cloud gaming with no console; Google refunded controllers and games (2019-2023).
16. **Google Podcasts** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The podcast app, also folded into YouTube Music (2016-2024).
17. **Google Glass** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The smart glasses: the consumer version was pulled in 2015 and the enterprise one in 2023.
18. **Google Video** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Google's video service before it bought YouTube (2005-2012).
19. **Chromecast** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The little dongle for casting video to the TV, discontinued in 2024 in favour of the Google TV Streamer.
20. **Google Domains** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The domain registrar Google sold to Squarespace in 2023.
21. **Google Wave** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — A mix of email, chat and collaborative documents ahead of its time (2009-2012).

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.