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<p>Android Things is a deprecated <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>-based <a href="/facts/Embedded_operating_system/0ue9DzHw">embedded operating system</a> platform by Google, announced at <a href="/facts/Google_I/O/dccHXkGF">Google I/O</a> 2015, and launched in 2018. Android Things Dashboard shutdown began on January 5, 2021. After January 5, 2022, Android Things Dashboard has been shut down completely and all remaining data has been deleted. </p><p>Originally, Android Things was aimed for low-power and memory constrained <a href="/facts/Internet_of_Things/rwwGAxn3">Internet of Things</a> (IoT) devices, but in 2019 the project dropped support for low-power hardware and refocused on smartphone-class devices. </p>