Google is killing off Play Newsstand in favor of Google News

Google is reportedly planning to kill off Play Newsstand in favor of the older Google News app, which will be revamped to incorporate rich media elements from both Newsstand and YouTube, as well as the technology behind Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP). The redesign is expected to be unveiled at this year's I/O conference.

According to AdAge, the Google News overhaul is aimed at bringing all of Google's news services under one roof, employing the digital magazine format of Newsstand, coupled with YouTube's News section.

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