Sunset Watch

Internet services with announced or expected end-of-life. Confirmed shutdowns at the top with a countdown; the watchlist below covers services with serious risk signals but no public end date. Updated as new evidence emerges.

Cite freely with attribution to StatusDetector. See also: Internet Graveyard · Shutdown Radar.

Confirmed shutdowns ahead (2)

Sorted by urgency

Fitbit Web Challenges & Adventures

· Google

Multiplayer step-count games and group challenges baked into Fitbit since 2014.

Google is "refocusing" Fitbit on the core tracker experience post-acquisition.

Sunset

50d

June 30, 2026

GitHub Issue Projects (classic)

· GitHub / Microsoft

The original kanban-board project view inside GitHub repos.

Replaced by the rewritten "Projects" experience.

Successor: GitHub Projects (new)

Sunset

105d

August 24, 2026

Watchlist (4)

No public end date — but signals say watch this

Google Assistant (legacy mobile experience)

· GoogleHigh risk

Signal:Google has publicly migrated mobile users to Gemini and stated Assistant features will continue to be rolled into Gemini.

Why we're watching:Once a vendor names a successor and starts moving the install base, the original product typically reaches a feature-freeze and EOL within 12–24 months.

Source Last reviewed 2026-05-10

TweetDeck (legacy / free tier)

· X (formerly Twitter)Medium risk

Signal:X moved TweetDeck behind a paid Premium subscription in 2023 and has continued to remove non-paid functionality.

Why we're watching:Power-user tools that are quietly degraded behind a paywall typically get sunset entirely once the migration is complete; the surface area only shrinks.

Source Last reviewed 2026-05-10

Meta Portal smart-display ecosystem

· MetaMedium risk

Signal:Meta discontinued new Portal hardware in 2022 and has not announced a successor; existing devices remain supported but the line has not been refreshed.

Why we're watching:Hardware ecosystems that go three years without a refresh almost always wind down their cloud-side services to cut maintenance cost.

Source Last reviewed 2026-05-10

Amazon Drive (residual)

· AmazonLow risk

Signal:Amazon Drive shut down in 2023; remaining Photos-only flows have shrunk and Amazon recommends third-party migration tools.

Why we're watching:Service shells that survive a parent shutdown rarely get long-term investment — they are usually held open for legal-retention windows and then quietly closed.

Source Last reviewed 2026-05-10

How we decide what makes the list

  • Confirmed shutdowns require a first-party announcement (vendor blog post, status page, support article) or major-outlet reporting that quotes one. Rumors and "expected" shutdowns do not appear here.
  • Watchlist entries require at least one documented signal: an investment-cut announcement, a "we're focusing elsewhere" memo, a public replacement product launch, or sustained product-side disinvestment that the parent has acknowledged.
  • Risk levels reflect signal strength, not deadline proximity. A "high" entry has a successor product already shipped; a "medium" entry has public parent-company acknowledgement; a "low" entry has credible third-party reporting only.
  • Removal triggers include the parent reversing course publicly, the product receiving a meaningful refresh, or the sunset becoming confirmed (in which case the entry moves up to the confirmed section above).

See also: Internet Graveyard for services that have already shut down, with sourced epitaphs and replacement notes.Browse the archive