List of Google services that have been discontinued in the last 10 years [2024 edition]

Here is a comprehensive list of Google services that have been discontinued in the last 10 years, including some smaller services:

1. Google Cloud Print (2020) – Cloud-based printing service
2. Google Play Music (2020) – Music streaming service
3. Google Hangouts (2020) – Messaging and video conferencing service
4. Google Tour Builder (2020) – Storytelling and mapping tool
5. Google App Maker (2020) – App development platform
6. Google Hire (2019) – Recruitment management service
7. Google Inbox (2019) – Email management service
8. Google+, also known as Google Plus (2019) – Social media platform
9. Google Allo (2018) – Messaging app
10. Google URL Shortener (2018) – URL shortening service
11. Google Tango (2018) – Augmented reality platform
12. Google Spaces (2017) – Group sharing and messaging app
13. Google Compare (2016) – Financial services comparison website
14. Google Picasa (2016) – Photo editing and sharing software
15. Google Helpouts (2015) – Online tutoring and consultation service
16. Google Code (2015) – Code hosting and collaboration platform
17. Google Glass (2015) – Wearable augmented reality device
18. Google Reader (2013) – RSS feed reader
19. Google Wave (2012) – Real-time communication and collaboration platform
20. Google Notebook (2011) – Online note-taking service
21. Google Gears (2011) – Browser extension for offline web applications
22. Google Labs (2011) – Experimental projects platform
23. Google Sidewiki (2011) – Web annotation tool
24. Google Buzz (2011) – Social networking and microblogging service
25. Google Desktop (2011) – Desktop search and gadget platform
26. Google Health (2011) – Personal health information platform
27. Google Pack (2011) – Collection of software and tools for Windows
28. Google Video (2011) – Video hosting and sharing platform
29. Google Fast Flip (2011) – Online news reading platform
30. Google Ad Planner (2011) – Advertising research and planning tool

Again, this is not an exhaustive list, but it covers many of the services that Google has discontinued in the last 10 years, including some smaller ones.

Here are some older services which google discontinued

Google almost killed 60 services when they first started their “spring” clean last fall.

AdSense for Feeds 

It was designed to help publishers earn revenue from their content by placing ads on their RSS feeds. Starting October 2, we’ll begin to retire this feature—and on December 3 we’ll close it. Publishers can continue to use FeedBurner URLs powered by Google, so they won’t need to redirect subscribers to different URLs. For more information visit the AdSense Help Center.

Classic Plus 

Classic Plus is a Google Search feature that lets people upload or select images to use as a background on Google.com. Users won’t be able to upload new pictures starting from October 16, and we’ll turn the service off in November 2012. You’ll continue to have access to any images you’ve uploaded.

Google storage 

Google storage in Picasa and Drive will be consolidated over the next few months, so users will have five GB of free storage across both services. If you’re paying for storage, your free storage will now be counted towards your total. So if you buy a 100GB plan, it will give you 100GB of total storage instead of adding to what you already had. We believe this approach will make it much easier for users. For both free and paid storage, people at or near their current storage limits will have the same amount of storage after this change.

Spreadsheet Gadgets 

It was designed to allow people to add customized features to Google Spreadsheets. But most popular gadgets have now been added directly into charts in spreadsheets. So we will slowly start turning off Gadgets in Spreadsheets next year.

Below article is from Google blog:

Starting on October 15, we’ll stop issuing and displaying Google News Badges, as well as showing Recommended Sections. People can still tailor their Google News experience by adding custom sections or adjusting the frequency with which news sources appear.

We’ve merged Insights for Search into a revamped Google Trends. You can now see search trends and compare search volume patterns across specific regions, categories, time frames and properties in a single place: google.com/trends. We will no longer support Trends for Websites, which allowed people to compare traffic to and audiences of different websites.

Places Directory was an Android app that helped people find nearby places of interest. We’ve removed the app from Google Play and are taking down the Places Directory site because users can find everything in Google Maps for Mobile, which offers a much better user experience.

We introduced +1 Reports in Webmaster Tools to help publishers measure +1 activity on their pages. Given that webmasters now use Social Reports in Google Analytics to get a wider view of social activity (including +1’s), we’ll be discontinuing the stand-alone +1 Reports on November 14. Measuring social media remains a priority for Google Analytics, so stay tuned for future improvements.

Interesting thing here is Adsense for Feed? Not sure should I still rely on Feedburner service??