Google shutters its Android Things smart home operating system The system will shut down entirely in January 2022 Google has decided to shutter the Android Things operating system it launched to run smart home hardware. This OS was the final version of Google Brillo, which first released all the way back in 2015 . This system aimed to provide underlying architecture that manufacturers could use to update devices that feature Google Assistant integration. This means that manufacturers are going to have to find another way to develop Google Assistant-enabled speakers and smart dis...