18 December 2020, 8:53 am EST By Google announced that it will shut down its stripped-down version of Android that is designed for smart home devices. The OS called Android Things never took off and was below expectations when introduced in the market. Google to shut down its OS for smart homes The smart home project started in 2015 and it was first introduced as Brillo and was meant to provide the underlying operating system for the internet of things. In 2016, Google changed Brillo and relaunched the OS as Android Things. It which was meant to run on products such as connected speakers, routers and security cameras. By relying on Android, the OS was supposed to be familiar to the users, developers and it should be easy to navigate.