Over the past year, the Google Pixel Tablet has received many updates and new features. It's now a much better product than when it launched.

Firstly, just last week, Android Authority reported that the Pixel Tablet 2 was in the works, boasting upgrades like a better camera, a more powerful processor, and compatibility with a keyboard cover — all significant changes over the original Pixel Tablet.

Y esterday Android Headlines reported that Google had canceled its development of the Pixel Tablet 3 — even before announcing a second-gen model. Well, today Android Authority i

For reference, after Google killed off its Google One app VPN service, it built VPN by Google right into Android, and began rolling it out with the December 2022 Pixel Feature Dro

We were expecting VPN by Google support for the Pixel Tablet to arrive with a Drop next year, but it's quietly gone live already.

Google has reportedly pulled the plug on 'Kiyomi,' which was believed to be the codename for the Pixel Tablet 3. The decision reportedly took place last week. Teams previously working on the Pixel Tablet 3 have reportedly been reassigned to different projects.

Google's Pixel tablet range has had a bit of a turbulent history, with Google announcing it was stopping production of tablets back in 2019. However, it then teased the Pixel Tablet in 2022, which was then released in 2023. Sadly, it seems history is repeating itself, as a new report has indicated that Google is stepping out of the tablet market.

The bigger-screen devices are a lot cheaper than normal even though the shopping holiday doesn't start for over a week.

The VPN service started as a standalone app but got baked into Android after the demise of the Google One app VPN service. The December 2022 Pixel Feature Drop introduced the app