Laurence MalcomGoogle has become somewhat notorious for shutting down its apps and services as soon as there are any signs of slowing down, and that doesn’t seem like that has changed in the new year. As I mentioned 9to5Google, The company will close the Google Shopping app on iOS and Android in the coming months and will instead direct users To experience the web. The apps will continue to run until June, but will stop working after that.
A Google spokesperson said: “In the next few weeks, we will no longer support the Shopping app.” 9to5Google When asked about the impending closure. “All of the functionality provided by the app to users is available on the Shopping tab. We will continue to create features within the Shopping tab and other Google surfaces, including the Google app, that make it easier for people to discover and shop with the products they love.”
The demise of the Google Shopping app has been revealed for the first time XDA Developers Last week, who discovered strings and icons in the version 59 update that included the word “sunset”, followed by this message: “The app is not currently available, but you can continue shopping at shopping.google.com. “Once app support ends in June, this will be the message users will see when trying to open the app on their phones.
If you’ve never used Google Shopping, it’s a service that lets you shop for thousands of items across dozens of product categories. Google Shopping pulls items from stores all over the web, including major retailers like Target, Walmart, Best Buy, smaller stores with an online presence, and even eBay.
Such as 9to5Google Indicates that the app experience is nearly identical to the website experience, but instead of the navigation drawer in the upper left corner of the screen, the app has a menu bar at the bottom that includes a Home screen full of recommended files and items, and a Saved tab for items that might You want to buy them later, a “Notifications” tab to show you any updates related to your orders, and a “Shopping Cart” tab for all the items you’re ready to purchase.
In fact, the Google Shopping app doesn’t do anything the site can’t do, and there shouldn’t be a large user base either if Google plans to cancel it with a few weeks’ notice. Either way, it can be added to Google cemetery, And join the likes of Loon, Google Play Music, Google Daydream, Inbox by Gmail, Google+, Google Allo, Chromecast Audio and all other apps, services and devices that got the ax.
Jacob started covering video games and technology in college as a hobby, but it quickly dawned on him that this was what he wanted to do for a living. He currently resides in New York and writes for BGR. His previously published work can be found on TechHive, VentureBeat, and Game Rant.
