We’re not saying they’ve been discontinued, however should you head over to Google’s on-line retailer within the US and Canada, you’ll discover that there doesn’t appear to be any choice to purchase its second-generation true wi-fi Pixel Buds. Its newer Pixel Buds A-Series are still available, however the devoted itemizing for the Pixel Buds themselves has disappeared.

Google gained’t formally say whether or not the second-generation Pixel Buds are reaching the top of their life. What it will verify is that they’re “out of stock in the Google Store in the US and Canada at this time” and that it doesn’t have further inventory. “Some third-party retailers may still have inventory available and they remain on sale in other markets as inventory allows,” a spokesperson says. “As inventory allows” positively makes it sound just like the Buds are reaching the top of their life, however as I stated, Google is refusing to say the phrase “discontinued.”

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Android Police reports that the buds are nonetheless obtainable in Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Sure sufficient, on the UK Google Store the Pixel Buds are still available, although in the case of third-party retailers, John Lewis is itemizing them as unavailable with a observe that it’s “unlikely to receive more stock of this item.”

Ultimately, these are a number of indicators that the second-gen Pixel Buds are on the best way out after round a 12 months of being on sale. But given their common battery life, and chronic stories of connection points, we are able to’t say we’re too stunned to see them go. If you’re an present proprietor, Google says you’ll “continue to receive ongoing feature support, software fixes, and critical security updates.”