With the passage of time and the evolution of different technological services, it is normal that some proposals disappear or are modified. In 2024 some Google services and apps will disappear that have not been successful or whose functions have been incorporated into other platforms or services. We tell you what they are, why they were not successful and when they will disappear.
In addition, we also explore what are the alternatives to cover these functions or services. Google usually unifies proposals to reduce the apps you need to install to use their services, and in 2024 we will see this type of merger actions again.
Google services that will disappear in 2024
Some of the services on this list have already effectively disappeared, and others are still in the process of being merged or eliminated. Google allowed and warned users to save any type of file or content, so that nothing that was already on Mountain View's servers was lost. For example, media content purchased through Play Movies & TV or the Podcasts app.
Dropcam, Nest Secure or Jamboard will also say goodbye at different times this year. Is about services and apps that for different reasons did not meet expectations that its developers had. The elimination of these services or functions implies loss of access to certain content, but with advance notice, users can protect what is necessary.
Content purchased from Play Movies & TV
One of the Google services that will disappear permanently in 2024 is Play Movies & TV. Actually, the content will be available in the Your Library section, under the Google Play Shopping label. But it can only be played on televisions and streaming devices with Android TV.
On Android TV devices using set-top boxes, the content can be accessed through YouTube. Users will now be able to continue purchasing multimedia content directly from the number 1 streaming app owned by Google.
The HTML View Feature in Gmail
With more than 10 years of validity, HTML mode view feature will also disappear definitively from Google services in 2024. In some countries it is no longer available as of the most recent update of the Gmail email client.
The HTML format vision of Gmail was intended for slower Internet connections or devices and browsers with legacy systems (legacy browsers). This function was hardly used anymore, since most updates and devices run with the Standard version. To give you an idea, by viewing it in HTML format Gmail lost many of its distinctive tools. Between them:
- Cat.
- Spell check.
- Search filters.
- Keyboard shortcuts.
- Options for rich formatting.
Google services that will disappear in 2024: Podcasts
The standalone application Podcasts are also no longer available, passing all its content to enhance the YouTube Music experience. For this migration of services, Google will offer a specific tool, being able to take the RSS feeds to the YouTube content library.
Podcasts had appeared back in 2018 on Android devices, and in 2020 it had its version for iOS. The closure proposal is scheduled for the month of April, when the forced migration will begin to enhance the YouTube Music proposal.
Nest Secure vs Dropcam
A somewhat unknown service, and which will also cease to be in force in April 2024. Nest Secure is a security service that will no longer have technical support, just like Dropcam. The home alarm system works in conjunction with Nest Guard, Nest Detect, and Nest Tag. All services that are controlled through the Nest app. Starting April 8, the Internet connection for this service will be disabled and will no longer work.
As for Dropcam, it is a WiFi camera for video streaming that has been in circulation for more than 10 years. It was used for different security and monitoring issues, but the most recent updates in the sector make it obsolete.
Google Universal Analytics 360
La business statistical analysis tool Google Universal Analytics 360 It will also disappear from active services in 2024. In this case in the month of July. The service that will replace this proposal is called Google Analytics 4. It is aimed at collecting customer information through the synchronization of mobile and web applications for making various business and commercial decisions.
Goodbye to Jamboard
At the end of 2024, Jamboard, Google's collaborative whiteboard application, will also say goodbye. In this case, the content and whiteboards made in Jamboard will no longer be available, so you must make backup copies of any content that you consider necessary. Google maintains that this decision will help the transition to other online collaborative whiteboards, such as Miro, Lucidspark or FigJam.
The future of Google and the different services
La Google platform and its multiple online services and applications They continue to develop and just as new features emerge, there are also corrections and services that close. This is part of the ecosystem itself, constantly changing and improving.
The services, systems and Google devices that will stop operating in 2024 respond to a general strategy of the company. From the removal of systems or devices that were outdated, to the recognition of platforms that did not resonate with the community as expected. At the same time, the strengthening of other apps or tools that Google considers more appropriate.
The good thing about the update project is that it allows you to save the necessary documents or creations. And in other cases, the content is even directly migrated to a new platform or to a new option within already installed apps, such as YouTube.
It remains to be seen if there is more news regarding the future of Google and its services, and the way they merge, separate and activate functions in the operating system and its tools. The future of Google continues to be very promising thanks to its millions of users around the world. Its tools and services continue to improve, updating their functions and proposing different ways of interacting and using technology in general.