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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, ro...

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 OTA updates for their existing projects until January 5, 2022. At this point, the console will be tu...

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 Android Things Developer Console will no longer accept the creation of new projects using either the ...