In October 2022, Google Meet made its debut on Samsung TVs but, now, the app seems to be shutting down.
Google Meet for Samsung TVs works rather simply. With a webcam plugged into the TV, users can make and take video calls from their TV as they would from a tablet, phone, or computer. Google Meet offers the same functionality on Google TV and Android TV, too.
But, suddenly, Google appears to be shutting down its Samsung TV app.
SamMobile, citing a reader who apparently saw a notice on their TV, says the Google Meet app will shut down on March 9, 2024. That’s less than two years after the app first launched. The shutdown also affects Samsung Smart Monitors, which offer the same Tizen-based experience as TVs, and where a Google Meet app actually seems all the more useful.
Top comment by berto1014
Death by a million cuts. Google wastes time and money on products that are ill conceived or that they have no intention on maintaining until they reach maturity where people will actually use it. Then they wonder why no one uses the stuff and they are shutting it down due to not being used. And they had the audacity to increase the price of enterprise workspace. Why would a company rely on Google for their productivity software when they are the only one removing features on a whim? I could see a company using Meet on a TV more than most people for remote meetings.
The full notice wasn’t shared in SamMobile’s report, so it’s unclear if there’s any word on why the app is shutting down.
Notably, neither Google or Samsung have confirmed this shutdown through support pages, posts, or any other means. Google did recently shut down Assistant support on Samsung TVs as well.
If you have a Samsung TV and are seeing a shutdown notice in the Google Meet app, let us know in the comments below, or share an image of the notice at tips@9to5google.com
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