Google is killing one of its services again

Google only released its official version at the beginning of April Podcast app It has been shut down (Futurezone reported), and another service will follow less than two weeks later. the Google One VPN service He is the victim this time, as 9to5Google reported.

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Google One VPN was launched at the end of 2020 as a bonus for Google One subscribers, and the service was available in Austria as of the end of 2021. With Google One, users can Extra storage space For Gmail, Drive, and Google Photos. Just a few weeks ago, Google announced Google One 100 million user tags It can crack.

There is about an additional 100 GB 2 euros per monthSpecial offer with 2 TB It currently costs €9.99 per month. Google One VPN was initially only offered to premium users, but the service has also been available on cheaper tariffs for a year now.

According to Google, it was especially important with One VPN that “Users are safe online.” At launch, it was described as “Extra online protection for your Android phoneIt is described as “the assurance that your data is safe.” It seems that this security is no longer so important to Google almost 4 years after its launch.

“People are not using the service.”

According to a Google spokesperson, One VPN has been shut down due to “ Just stop using it“.Also be a Windows customer Full of bugsThat's why the plug will be pulled “in 2024.” There is no specific date for stopping the service.

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However, the VPN service will not completely disappear from the scene. to Pixel series smartphones (From Pixel 7) The functionality remains under the name “Pixel VPN by Google One”. However, there's not much consolation if you're using another phone running Android, iPhone, Windows, or macOS.