Google lays off hundreds of employees in Android software, Pixel phones, and Chrome browser  

This was reported by The Information on Friday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the situation.

According to the report, the latest decision marks a continued effort to streamline operations in the face of broader restructuring at the tech giant.

A Google spokesperson said the layoffs were part of efforts to become more nimble and operate more effectively after merging the Platforms and Devices teams, alongside a voluntary exit program offered in January.

“Since combining the Platforms and Devices teams last year, we’ve focused on becoming more nimble and operating more effectively and this included making some job reductions in addition to the voluntary exit program that we offered in January.”

The layoffs come months after the company offered voluntary exit packages to employees in the same unit back in January 2025.

The CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai, has advised employees to brace for further job cuts as the company ramps up cost-cutting measures across operations.

The buyout, which closed on February 20, allowed U.S.-based employees to exit with severance packages, especially those whose personal goals no longer align with the unit’s evolving priorities.

Earlier in January 2023, Alphabet had announced a significant downsizing plan involving 12,000 job cuts—approximately 6% of its global workforce—as the company grappled with post-pandemic economic shifts and declining ad revenues.

The wave of layoffs in the global tech industry has continued into 2025, with over 27,000 employees affected so far this year, according to data from Layoffs.fyi, an independent layoff tracker.