Google’s little-known Pigeon app is shutting down on June 24th

June 10, 2020

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Google is killing off another one of their smaller projects later this month. Surprised? No, probably not.

To be fair, they probably deserve a pass for this one.

Pigeon shuts down June 24th

Pigeon is a crowd-sourced transit app from Google that had very limited availability. It only worked in select cities, and the app was iOS-only. That's already not a foundation for a long lifespan for any service, but Google explained that the current pandemic made it tough to keep it actually functional.

Google seems to be pleased with how it works, but so many people are still out of work or simply using public transit less than they did before COVID-19, so Pigeon's gonna have to find a nest somewhere else. That's not to say it couldn't come back down the line once everything settles down, but for now, it's time for Google's experimental Area 120 team to play with some other ideas.

You can read the full statement below.

source: Pigeon

Jared Peters Author

Born in southern Alabama, Jared spends his working time selling phones and his spare time writing about them. The Android enthusiasm started with the original Motorola Droid, but the tech enthusiasm currently covers just about everything. He likes PC gaming, Lenovo's Moto Z line, and a good productivity app.