Google SVP Rick Osterloh issued an internal note to the Pixel/Android/Chrome team on Thursday, announcing a “voluntary output program”. TechCrunch confirmed the existence of the letter with the company after first referring to 9 to 5 google.
In a statement to TechCrunch, he notes a spokesman:
The Platforms & Devices team offers a voluntary exit program that provides American Googlers working in this team the opportunity to voluntarily abandon the company with a retirement package. This comes after we brought two big organizations together last year. There is a huge momentum in this group and with such an important project ahead, we all want to be deeply committed to our mission and to focus on building large products, with speed and efficiency.
Volunteer retirement program is just below a year after Google’s merger Android, Pixel Hardware and Chrome teams in a “Platform and devices” Division, overseeing Osterloh.
The executive noted in April that Re-Org was an offer to integrate the company’s AI bids deeper into its products. During the intervention months, Google’s AI genetic platform has evolved into an oversized presence between hardware and software bids.
Gemini took the main stage earlier this month, as Samsung revealed the Galaxy S25 smartphone. The service is also central to Google’s hardware devices, effectively replacing the home assistant in Pixel products. Google Home, meanwhile, continues to play a role in the Nest line of Smart Hardware.
The output program applies to a wide range of Google offers, such as Android, Chrome/Chromeos, Fitbit, Google One, Nest, Photos and Pixel. Other large sections of Google, including AI and searching, are not directly affected.
Following the word of the note Amazon’s confirmation That he attributed dozens of employees to all Communications and Corporate Departments on Wednesday.
