Google discontinues its Pixel Cross subscription, which mixed telephones and companies

Google is discontinuing its Pixel Cross subscription service, which allowed individuals to get a Pixel telephone mixed with premium companies together with YouTube Premium, Google Play Cross, and YouTube Premium for a month-to-month payment.

The corporate mentioned on its help web page — noticed first by 9to5Google — that it’ll cease providing purchases or renewals for the Pixel Cross. The corporate’s purpose behind the discontinuation of the service was generic and didn’t supply a lot clarification.

“We provide the perfect worth of our {hardware} merchandise and provides customers the flexibleness to buy their favourite companies. We proceed to guage gives primarily based on buyer suggestions and supply alternative ways for them to entry the perfect of Google,” it mentioned.

Google first launched the Pixel Cross service in 2021 alongside the Pixel 6 launch. At the moment, Google charged $45 per 30 days for Pixel 6 and $55 per 30 days for Pixel 6 Professional with entry to companies like 200GB storage with Google One, Google Play Cross for premium video games and apps, and YouTube Premium.

The present set of subscribers will be capable to proceed utilizing their Pixel Cross for 2 years from the subscription date. Submit that they will improve the Pixel system and get $100 off, based on the help web page. The corporate mentioned that after the Pixel Cross subscription interval is over, Google’s companies subscriptions will “routinely renew at a reduction,” however didn’t elaborate on the price of the entire bundle.

Notably, Google didn’t supply the Pixel 7a or the Pixel Fold with the Pixel Cross. The corporate additionally didn’t develop the subscription service to areas outdoors the U.S.