There may be presently solely the primary era Pixel Pill obtainable in the marketplace. Insiders from Google declare that — although a Pixel Pill 2 is below the works — there will probably be no third pill. This second pill will reportedly launch in 2025.
Information in regards to the mission’s cancellation has begun spreading round Google, indicating that the corporate is past simply contemplating abandoning the mission. Moreover, groups that had been engaged on the mission are allegedly being redistributed across the office. I wouldn’t be stunned if we hear about layoffs at Google in a number of days.
Pixel Pill got here out final 12 months to combined evaluations. | Video credit score — Google
Nevertheless, as an alternative of working in the direction of enhancing it and making it the Android contender we want, Google has determined to fall again to its age-old custom of merely abandoning it. If one thing doesn’t work out spectacularly the primary time round Google isn’t concerned with attempting to make it higher.
Pixel Pill 2 is presumably too far into growth to stop chilly turkey which is why it can allegedly come out subsequent 12 months. Nevertheless, there’s no saying how lengthy help for it can final if Google has given up on the whole factor.
Because it stands the Pixel Pill is just too costly and brings too little to the desk to be a worthwhile various to different Android tablets. And Google actually can’t cost Apple costs as a result of Android, in contrast to iOS, isn’t unique to Pixel.