Google has laid off hundreds of employees from its Android and Pixel teams ... Google's original decision to merge the organization's OS and hardware teams was a key trigger for these layoffs.

A Google spokesperson confirmed the cuts were part of ongoing restructuring efforts after the tech giant merged its Android software and hardware teams last year, to improve efficiency.

The program arrives a year after Google merged its hardware (Pixel, Nest, Fitbit) and software (Android, Chrome, ChromeOS) teams into one division to boost innovation and alignment. The program ...

Google has laid off hundreds of employees from its Android and Pixel teams ... Google's original decision to merge the organization's OS and hardware teams was a key trigger for these layoffs.

That unit includes more than 25,000 full-time employees who work on Android ... In January 2024, Google laid off some employees from its hardware and central engineering teams, as well as workers ...

The voluntary severance program arrives just under a year after Google merged the Android, Pixel hardware, and Chrome teams into a single “Platform and Devices” division, overseen by Osterloh.

Last spring, Google merged the Android and hardware teams and brought them under Osterloh’s leadership. That was intended to accelerate the integration of AI into all of Google’s products ...

The move follows a period of significant change at Google, including the April 2023 merger that brought Android and Chrome teams together with the hardware division under Osterloh's leadership.