Google Toolbar is the latest service that the search giant has pulled the plug on this year. A support page says that the product is no longer available for installation. “Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer has been discontinued. To get the best of the web, try Google Chrome,” says the message on the page. In all, Google killed 23 apps and services during the year 2021. Of these, the youngest app to be killed is two-year-old Google Shopping Mobile app launched in the year 2019. Here are the names and other details of all the 23 apps and services killed by Google in the year 2021.
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Google Toolbar
Google launched Google Toolbar in the year 2000. Google Toolbar was a web browser toolbar that provided a search box in web browsers like Internet Explorer and Firefox.
223
Google My Maps
Google My Maps was an Android app that enabled users to create custom maps for personal use or sharing on their mobile device. It was launched in 2014
323
Google Bookmarks
Launched in 2005, Google Bookmarks was a private web-based bookmarking service not integrated with any other Google services. It was almost 16 years old.
423
Google Chatbase
Another service killed by Google this year, Chatbase is an analytics platform for Google’s Dialogflow chatbot and others. It was started by Google-funded Area120 incubator in 2014 and was later retired and partially merged into Dialogflow itself.
523
Fitbit Coach
Formerly Fitstar, Fitbit Coach was video-based body weight workout app that used AI to personalize workouts based on user feedback. It was launched in 2013.
623
Fitstar Yoga
Another fitness app killed by Google this year is Fitstar Yoga. A video-based yoga app, Fitstar Yoga created unique yoga sessions based on user preference and skill level. It was launched in 2014.
723
Google Tour Builder
Tour Builder allowed users to create and share interactive tours inside Google Earth with photos and videos of locations. It was launched in the year 2013.
823
Google Expeditions
Expeditions is a program for providing virtual reality experiences to school classrooms through Google Cardboard viewers, allowing educators to take their students on virtual field trips. It was launched in 2015.
923
Google Tour Creator
Launched in 2018, Tour Creator allowed users to build immersive, 360° guided tours that could be viewed with VR devices. It was about 3 years old.
1023
Google Poly
Google Poly was a distribution platform for creators to share 3D objects. It was launched in 2017.
1123
Google Play Movies & TV
Originally Google TV, Google Play Movies & TV was an app launched almost ten years back, in 2011. It was used to view purchased and rented media and was ultimately replaced with YouTube.
1223
Google Measure
Measure allowed users to take measurements of everyday objects with their device’s camera utilizing ARCore technology. Google launched it in 2016.
1323
Zync Render
Zync render was a cloud render platform for animation and visual effects. Launched in 2014, it was almost 7 years old.
1423
Google Timely
Timely Alarm Clock was launched in 2013. It was an Android app providing alarm, stopwatch and timer functionality with synchronisation across devices.
1523
Google Shopping mobile app
Google launched Google Shopping Mobile App in 2019. It absorbed Google Express when it launched, provided a native shopping experience with a personalized homepage for mobile users. It is now retired and the functionality lives on in the Shopping Tab.
1623
Google Public Alerts
Google Public Alerts was launched in 2012. It was an online notification service owned by Google.org that sends safety alerts to various countries.
1723
Google Go Links
Google Short Links was a URL shortening service launched in 2010. It also supported custom domain for customers of Google Workspace.
1823
Google Crisis Map
Google Crisis Map was launched in the year 2011. It was a website that allowed users to create, publish, and share maps by combining layers from anywhere on the web.
1923
Google Cardboard
Launched in 2014, Google Cardboard was a low-cost, virtual reality (VR) platform named after its folded cardboard viewer into which a smartphone was inserted.
2023
Google Swift for TensorFlow
Killed 10 months ago, Swift for TensorFlow (S4TF) was launched in 2018. It was a next-generation platform for machine learning with a focus on differentiable programming.
2123
Google Tilt Brush
Google Tilt Brush was a room-scale 3D-painting virtual-reality app. Launched in 2016, it was originally developed by Skillman & Hackett.
2223
Google Loon
Google killed Loon in January this year. Loon was a service to provide internet access via an array of high-altitude balloons hovering in the Earth’s stratosphere.
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Google App Maker
Launched in 2016, Google App Maker was a tool that allowed users to build and deploy custom business apps easily and securely on the web without writing much code.
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