• Google’s IoT Core service is ending, and consumers have a year to locate a new one.
• The company says it will be replaced by partners who specialise in the field of Internet of Things (IoT) Google hopes this will make things better for its customers.

Google has told users that its IoT Core service is going away, giving them a year to find a new one.

Google is passing the buck to other companies in a way that the company hopes will make things better for its customers.

“Since we launched IoT Core, it’s become clear that our network of partners who specialise in IoT applications and services could better meet the needs of our customers,” a spokesperson said.

Google is ending Cloud IoT Core

“We have worked extensively to provide customers with migration options and solution alternatives, and are providing a year-long runway before IoT Core is discontinued.”

TechCrunch (opens in new tab) says that if you read between the lines, this is a response to Google’s reputation for “suddenly shutting down services.”

“If a deprecation or breaking change is inevitable, then the burden is on us to make the migration as effortless as possible,” says a blog post on the company’s website from July 2021.

The news could mean that people will stop using Google. Amazon’s AWS and Microsoft both offer alternatives. Many users like to keep all of their tech needs in one place, so it’s possible that users could switch to one of Google’s competitors.

The decision to shut down IoT Core is also strange since the Internet of Things has grown a lot in recent years and is expected to keep growing as more businesses and people move their lives online.

This isn’t the first time Google has disappointed its users. Just recently, the company was sued because it threatened to end free legacy G Suite accounts.

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