Google announced the closure of Shoelace next May 12

Google is a company involved in a large number of projects, such as Stadia, its video streaming platform, or the development of debit card, among many others. In July 2019 the Mountain View company was officially launched Shoelace, his latest project to make his social network a few weeks back will officially close.

Shoelace, an app developed by Area 120, is a social network for certain things, such as, for example, the fact that it only works in New York City and that for a time, it was available only by invitation. In less than a year and from Google they sent a statement to Shoelace users to let them know that the project will close on May 12

, as reported by AndroidPolice. Note a Mountain View company claims to have learned from this application, though it is not time to proceed with the project.

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The application is designed to collect people. In short, it is a a platform to find people with similar interests, something Google has already tried in 2011, and that it is Google's Area 120 project, responsible for developing test and technology applications, which are also integrated with other company products. Shoelace was already an activist and canceled his local meetings earlier this month coronavirus (Covid-19), an epidemic that keeps millions of people in their homes and particularly affects New York City.

Shoelace will officially close on May 12

In a statement that said Mountain View company sent users, Google said it did not believe the time was right efforts to invest in the project. Statements that would make one think that if the world returned to "normal" and broke the deadly virus, Shoelace would work again. However, the same information provided by G major confirms that the company it has no plans or intention to update the app

next time.

Shoelace user accounts and data will be deleted on May 12, even though someone wants to save them, they can always request to get a copy of the data before that date arrives. Google also uses this statement to highlight that the app is a function of Area 120, the test system within the Mount View company and its projects do not reflect the priorities of the G major.

Therefore, users who are starting to use one of these services should know that at any time they may disappear

. Surprisingly, with the closing date set for a few weeks, Shoelace never finished a year, it doubts whether it works well, even though it is located in only one city in the world.

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