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Geeky Gadgets 12:59 pm Back in February 2019, Google announced the closure of support for commercial use of the Android Things platform for device makers. Now Google has turned their attention to the Android Things Console for non-commercial use. Beginning early next year on January 5th 2021 the console will no longer allow creation of new projects using NXP i.MX7D and Raspberry Pi 3B. Google explains more : “Developers can continue to use the Android Things console to build images and serve ...

Google shares the shutdown timeline for Android Things Google launched Android Things back in 2016 as a simple operating system for use on a variety of smart appliances. It never actually found its way onto any Google hardware products, though, and last year the company announced it was narrowing its focus to smart speakers and displays. Now Android Things OS is hitting another obstacle on its way out the door, as non-commercial use starts being cut early next year. As of January 5, 2021, the A...

No new hobbyist projects from January, everything deleted the following year Matthew Hughes Thu 17 Dec 2020 // 14:35 UTC Share Copy Google is discontinuing its Android Things IoT platform for non-commercial users. The Chocolate Factory will not allow the creation of new projects after 5 January and the entire platform will be nuked the following year. This means that all project data – from device images to build configurations – will be permanently deleted. Non-comm...

Google to shut down Android Things, a smart home OS that never took off Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google plans to shut down Android Things, a stripped-down version of Android designed for smart home devices. The OS never really got off the ground, so this isn’t all that much of a loss, but it is yet another entry in Google’s expansive graveyard of shut-down projects. The smart home project got its start in 2015 under the name Brillo, which was meant to provide...

Long-term patching problems still haunt web giants mobile OS platform Matthew Hughes Thu 17 Dec 2020 // 19:31 UTC Share Copy Google and Qualcomm have linked arms to extend the lifecycle of new Android devices, meaning future phones could receive as many as three major operating system updates provided theyre running the latest Snapdragon silicon. This has been accomplished by reducing the amount of effort required by chipset manufacturers like Qualcomm to support newer A...