Google to say goodbye to its smart home OS Android Things It seems that even refocusing the smart OS to cater only to smart displays and speakers still did not perform in the way Google expected it to. December 18, 2020 10:36 GMT When a product does not appeal much to the market, the only way to go is to shut it down. This is what Google is planning to do to its Android Things, a smart home OS that did not exactly tickle the fancy of Google fans. Android Things is a version of Android that is created for smart home devices. While it may have been made to cash in on the trend as more people switched to smart home systems, Android Things did not really appeal much to consumers.