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Google+ Photos To Shut Down August 1

Posted by Soulskill on from the google-product-graveyard dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Now that Google Photos exists separately from Google+, the company is shutting down the Google+ version of Photos starting on August 1. The Android version will be the first to go, followed shortly thereafter by the iOS and web versions. Fortune calls the old Photos app "a relic of the times when the search giant thought its social network Google Plus could become a huge hit."

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  1. Am I the only guy here that likes G+? by wardrich86 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Seriously - I feel like Google+'s only fan. The layout is far better than the alternatives. It doesn't give a false sense of security. It's much more in tune with my phone. It's easier to navigate. It's not flooded with fucking idiots. There are no ads. It supports animated gifs... the list just goes on and on and on. Why the hell did it not catch on like FB?

    People argue that they "already have a social network" but that didn't stop them from leaving MySpace in favour of FB.

    1. Re:Am I the only guy here that likes G+? by RJFerret · · Score: 4, Interesting

      We use it extensively, it's replaced email, texting, all sorts of other services as you can just contact on G+ and the right people get the message in the manner they prefer without any spam.

      Admittedly most of my social spheres aren't active users of other networks, just keeping them for grandma or that one outlier.

  2. Prediction by ProzacPatient · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I predict, based on past behavior, that Google Photos will be retired a year from now, maybe two.

    I find that many people have gotten hesitant to trust using products and services from Google or Microsoft because both of them tend to start projects, promote it to death, and then decide to suddenly drop it one day.