Google has officially pulled the plug on the Pixel Tablet, leaving fans frustrated and disappointed. Just days after unveiling the Pixel 10 lineup, the company confirmed that a new Pixel Tablet won’t be part of its hardware roadmap. 
Instead, Google says it will refocus efforts on foldables and smart glasses, devices it believes better fit the future of AI-driven experiences.
The original Pixel Tablet, launched in 2023, was meant to be both a tablet and a smart display. While it showcased Google’s ecosystem strengths, it struggled with sluggish performance and a lack of serious accessories. By the end of 2024, rumors swirled about a Pixel Tablet 2 or even a jump straight to Pixel Tablet 3, but in 2025 all that materialized was a stylus accessory – the Pixel Tablet Pen – without a new device to use it with.
Shakil Barkat, Google’s VP of Devices and Services, argued that the growing number of gadgets users carry – from smartphones to watches, earbuds, and potentially glasses – has already created ‘painful’ complexity. Adding tablets to the mix, he suggested, doesn’t make sense. Yet critics point out that tablets aren’t pocket devices but home and work companions, and abandoning them leaves a gap that foldables, still too pricey for most, can’t truly fill.
The decision highlights Google’s rocky history with hardware. From the death of Google Now to the abrupt end of Nest Guard, the company has a track record of walking away from products that people still rely on. For Pixel fans who hoped for a proper competitor to Apple’s iPad or Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, the news feels like another broken promise. Whether Google will ever return to the tablet market remains an open question – and trust, once lost, is hard to regain.
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bro i spent $$$ on Nest Guard right b4 they axed it… never again