The Google products that shut down and we miss the most
The top 3 according to 36 votes from people: Google+ · Google Reader · Inbox by Gmail. (Updated Sep 6, 2024.)
The "Google graveyard": services and devices the company launched with fanfare and later shut down. Which one do you miss most?
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 21
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1
Google+
The social network Google built to take on Facebook (2011-2019).
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2
Google Reader
The RSS reader half the internet used daily (2005-2013).
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3
Inbox by Gmail
The smart email app that bundled messages and reminders (2014-2019).
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4
Orkut
Google's social network that was huge in Brazil and India (2004-2014).
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5
Google Hangouts
Chat and video calls eventually replaced by Google Chat and Meet (2013-2022).
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6
Picasa
The desktop photo organiser and editor (2002-2016).
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7
Google Play Music
The music service that made way for YouTube Music (2011-2020).
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8
Daydream
The phone-based virtual reality platform with a fabric headset (2016-2019).
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9
Allo
The messaging app with Google Assistant that never took off (2016-2019).
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10
Google Buzz
The social network inside Gmail that lasted little more than a year (2010-2011).
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11
Google Health
The first attempt at an online personal health record (2008-2012).
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12
Google Code
Open-source project hosting before GitHub took over (2006-2016).
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13
Google Cloud Print
Printing from any device through the cloud (2010-2020).
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14
iGoogle
The customisable home page with gadgets (2005-2013).
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15
Google Stadia
Cloud gaming with no console; Google refunded controllers and games (2019-2023).
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16
Google Podcasts
The podcast app, also folded into YouTube Music (2016-2024).
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17
Google Glass
The smart glasses: the consumer version was pulled in 2015 and the enterprise one in 2023.
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18
Google Video
Google's video service before it bought YouTube (2005-2012).
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19
Chromecast
The little dongle for casting video to the TV, discontinued in 2024 in favour of the Google TV Streamer.
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20
Google Domains
The domain registrar Google sold to Squarespace in 2023.
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21
Google Wave
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.
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Comments (12)
El cementerio de Google es enorme.
Y Google Play Music, que cambiaron por YouTube Music.
Nunca más me encariño con un producto de Google.
Allo, ¿alguien lo usó?
Inbox era el mejor cliente de correo que ha existido.
Falta Google Wave, demasiado adelantado.
Orkut, en Brasil lo petaba.
Google+ nadie lo echa de menos jaja
Hangouts era mejor que Meet, lo digo.
Picasa, mis fotos de los 2000 vivían ahí.
Google Reader, todavía no lo he superado.
Stadia funcionaba sorprendentemente bien, una pena.