Google Spaces is shutting down less than a year after opening

February 25, 2017

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Google Spaces is shutting down less than a year after opening 2

Farewell to the collaborative messaging platform.

Spaces, which Google introduced us to last summer, is going to be shut down this spring. Its page on Google Support says the entire thing will get the plug pulled on April 17. Before that, on March 3, Google will convert Spaces to a ready-only state.

Google said this about Spaces' failure:

“Our goal with Spaces was to create a better small-group sharing experience, and we'll use what we've learned to improve other Google products and services. Thanks again for your support.”

Between now and the shutdown date, you can obtain still interact with content. Google is allowing users to see, save, print, and delete content and spaces until then.

Source: Google Support

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Born and raised in New Jersey, Justin is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University where he studied marketing with a focus on digital marketing. He's very talkative and enjoys discussing anything from technology and sports to video games and television. As for Justin's current device rotation, he carries around the Google Pixel and Nexus 9. In the rare case that his phone or tablet is not in his hand, he is either flicking through cards on his Moto 360 (2015) or typing away on the Microsoft Surface Book. Justin is patiently waiting for the day that Google replicates the Galaxy Nexus with modern day specifications.