Google Fails More Times Than It Succeeds, 200 Google Products that failed

  • Google News & Weather: 2016 – 2018

Killed almost 2 years ago, Google News & Weather was a news aggregator application available on the Android and iOS operating systems. It was about 2 years old.

  • Reply: 2018 – 2018

Killed almost 2 years ago, Reply was a mobile app that let users insert Smart Replies (pre-defined replies) into conversations on messaging apps. It was 8 months old.

  • Tez: 2017 – 2018

Killed almost 2 years ago, Tez was a mobile payments service by Google, targeted at users in India. It was rebranded to Google Pay. It was 11 months old.

  • Google Goggles: 2010 – 2018

Killed about 2 years ago, Google Goggles was used for searches based on pictures taken by handheld devices. It was almost 8 years old.

  • Save to Google Chrome Extension: 2016 – 2018

Killed about 2 years ago, Save to Google Chrome Extension enabled you to quickly save a page link with image and tags to a Pocket-like app. It was over 2 years old.


  • Encrypted Search: 2010 – 2018

Killed over 2 years ago, Encrypted Search provided users with anonymous internet searching. It was almost 8 years old.

  • qpx-express-API: 2010 – 2018

Killed over 2 years ago, A service that Google developed for long-tail travel clients. ITA Software will create a new, easier way for users to find better flight information online, which should encourage more users to make their flight purchases online. It was almost 8 years old.

  • Google Site Search: 2008 – 2018

Killed over 2 years ago, Google’s Site Search was a service that enabled any website to add a custom search field powered by Google. It was over 9 years old.

  • reCAPTCHA Mailhide: 2010 – 2018

Killed over 2 years ago, reCAPTCHA Mailhide allowed users to mask their email address behind a captcha to prevent robots from scraping the email and sending spam. It was almost 8 years old.

  • SoundStage: 2016 – 2018

Killed over 2 years ago, SoundStage was a virtual reality music sandbox built specifically for room-scale VR. It was over 1 year old.

 




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