Google reportedly cancels Pixel Pill 2 and would possibly stop the class — once more Leave a comment

Yesterday Android Headlines reported that Google had canceled its improvement of the Pixel Pill 3 — even earlier than saying a second-gen mannequin. Effectively, at this time Android Authority is saying that it’s in actual fact the second-generation Pixel Pill that has been canned, that means that the system launched final 12 months will apparently be a one-off and that Google is bailing on the pill class for the second time in just a little over 5 years. At greatest, we’re in for a protracted pause till the subsequent one.

If true, the information would counsel that gross sales of the Pixel Pill have been so poor that Google has determined additional funding in a follow-up simply isn’t price it. As just lately as final week, there have been rumors of latest options and a keyboard accent for the now-abandoned product.

It’s price noting the chance that Google’s Nest division will take over its large-screen product ambitions and give attention to gadgets just like the Nest Hub and Hub Max as an alternative of standalone tablets.

Helped in no half by its on-again, off-again technique, Google has all the time struggled to meaningfully break into the pill market and produce a contender able to rivaling Apple’s iPad in gross sales and mainstream success. It bought off to a promising begin ages in the past with the Nexus 7, however by no means actually put up a lot of a combat after that — even when the {hardware} was good. Android badly lags iPadOS within the variety of third-party apps which are optimized for tablets, one other concern that has held again Google’s efforts. The corporate initially mentioned it was accomplished making tablets in 2019 after its Pixel Slate obtained overwhelmingly destructive evaluations.

The Verge has reached out to Google for remark and clarification on its pill plans.