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'''Google Jamboard''' was a $4,999 55-inch interactive digital whiteboard announced in October 2016 and shipped to businesses in May 2017.<ref name="Verge">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/23/15680250/google-jamboard-digital-whiteboard-hands-on-video |title=Google made a $5,000 whiteboard — and it's weirdly fun |first=Jacob |last=Kastrenakes |work=The Verge |date=2017-05-23 |access-date=2025-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428131124/https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/23/15680250/google-jamboard-digital-whiteboard-hands-on-video |archive-date=2025-04-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> Beyond the hardware price, Google required a $600 annual management fee to keep cloud features active.<ref name="TechCrunch-pricing">{{Cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/09/googles-jamboard-pricing/ |title=Google's Jamboard will cost $5,000, plus an annual management fee |first=Brian |last=Heater |work=TechCrunch |date=2017-03-09 |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref> In September 2023, [[Google]] announced that Jamboard cloud features would end by October 2024, with the app shutting down December 31, 2024 and remaining Jam files deleted from Google's servers in Q1 2025.<ref name="Google24">{{Cite web |title=Google Jamboard is winding down |url=https://support.google.com/jamboard/answer/14084927?hl=en |website=Google Support |access-date=2025-09-01 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222143812/https://support.google.com/jamboard/answer/14084927?hl=en |archive-date=2026-02-22}}</ref> Buyers received no hardware refund. Factory-reset devices request an activation code that Google can't provide; users must click "Skip Activation" to access a limited offline whiteboard mode.<ref name="Google-EOL">{{Cite web |url=https://support.google.com/a/answer/13342662?hl=en |title=Jamboard device end of life information |website=Google Workspace Admin Help |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref>

'''Google Jamboard''' was a $4,999 55-inch interactive digital whiteboard announced in October 2016 and shipped to businesses in May 2017.<ref name="Verge">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/23/15680250/google-jamboard-digital-whiteboard-hands-on-video |title=Google made a $5,000 whiteboard — and it's weirdly fun |first=Jacob |last=Kastrenakes |work=The Verge |date=2017-05-23 |access-date=2025-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428131124/https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/23/15680250/google-jamboard-digital-whiteboard-hands-on-video |archive-date=2025-04-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> Beyond the hardware price, Google required a $600 annual management fee to keep [[Cloud (service)|cloud]] features active.<ref name="TechCrunch-pricing">{{Cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/09/googles-jamboard-pricing/ |title=Google's Jamboard will cost $5,000, plus an annual management fee |first=Brian |last=Heater |work=TechCrunch |date=2017-03-09 |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref> In September 2023, [[Google]] announced that Jamboard cloud features would end by October 2024, with the app shutting down December 31, 2024 and remaining Jam files deleted from Google's servers in Q1 2025.<ref name="Google24">{{Cite web |title=Google Jamboard is winding down |url=https://support.google.com/jamboard/answer/14084927?hl=en |website=Google Support |access-date=2025-09-01 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222143812/https://support.google.com/jamboard/answer/14084927?hl=en |archive-date=2026-02-22}}</ref> Buyers received no hardware refund. Factory-reset devices request an activation code that Google can't provide; users must click "Skip Activation" to access a limited offline whiteboard mode.<ref name="Google-EOL">{{Cite web |url=https://support.google.com/a/answer/13342662?hl=en |title=Jamboard device end of life information |website=Google Workspace Admin Help |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref>

==Consumer-impact summary==

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Developers npjohnson, makinbacon, and Steel01 from the XDA Forums reverse-engineered the Jamboard to install a custom operating system.<ref name="XDA-LineageOS">{{Cite web |title=[OFFICIAL] LineageOS 22 for the Google Jamboard [Android TV/Tablet] |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/unofficial-lineageos-22-for-the-google-jamboard-wip.4755529/ |access-date=2026-03-26 |website=XDA Forums |author=npjohnson |date=2025-08-21}}</ref>

In August 2025, the team released unofficial builds of LineageOS 22 (based on Android 15) in two variants: an Android TV build that converts the Jamboard into a 55-inch smart TV, and an Android tablet build that restores full 16-point multi-touch functionality.<ref name="AndroidAuthority-LineageOS" /> Touch input works. [[Digital rights management|DRM]] playback is broken, display brightness control is still in progress, and the stylus eraser function is incompatible with the [[wikipedia:List_of_custom_Android_distributions|custom ROM]].<ref name="XDA-LineageOS" />

In August 2025, the team released unofficial builds of [[wikipedia:LineageOS|LineageOS]] 22 (based on Android 15) in two variants: an Android TV build that converts the Jamboard into a 55-inch smart TV, and an Android tablet build that restores full 16-point multi-touch functionality.<ref name="AndroidAuthority-LineageOS" /> Touch input works. [[Digital rights management|DRM]] playback is broken, display brightness control is still in progress, and the stylus eraser function is incompatible with the [[wikipedia:List_of_custom_Android_distributions|custom ROM]].<ref name="XDA-LineageOS" />

==Google product discontinuation record==

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*[https://sites.google.com/eastpennsd.org/epsdtech/elementary/google/google-jamboard Google Jamboard introduction/tutorial (unofficial)]

[[Category:Google]]

[[Category:Google|Jamboard]]

[[Category:Planned obsolescence]]

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-'''Google Jamboard''' was a $4,999 55-inch interactive digital whiteboard announced in October 2016 and shipped to businesses in May 2017.<ref name="Verge">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/23/15680250/google-jamboard-digital-whiteboard-hands-on-video |title=Google made a $5,000 whiteboard — and it's weirdly fun |first=Jacob |last=Kastrenakes |work=The Verge |date=2017-05-23 |access-date=2025-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428131124/https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/23/15680250/google-jamboard-digital-whiteboard-hands-on-video |archive-date=2025-04-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> Beyond the hardware price, Google required a $600 annual management fee to keep cloud features active.<ref name="TechCrunch-pricing">{{Cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/09/googles-jamboard-pricing/ |title=Google's Jamboard will cost $5,000, plus an annual management fee |first=Brian |last=Heater |work=TechCrunch |date=2017-03-09 |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref> In September 2023, [[Google]] announced that Jamboard cloud features would end by October 2024, with the app shutting down December 31, 2024 and remaining Jam files deleted from Google's servers in Q1 2025.<ref name="Google24">{{Cite web |title=Google Jamboard is winding down |url=https://support.google.com/jamboard/answer/14084927?hl=en |website=Google Support |access-date=2025-09-01 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222143812/https://support.google.com/jamboard/answer/14084927?hl=en |archive-date=2026-02-22}}</ref> Buyers received no hardware refund. Factory-reset devices request an activation code that Google can't provide; users must click "Skip Activation" to access a limited offline whiteboard mode.<ref name="Google-EOL">{{Cite web |url=https://support.google.com/a/answer/13342662?hl=en |title=Jamboard device end of life information |website=Google Workspace Admin Help |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref>
+'''Google Jamboard''' was a $4,999 55-inch interactive digital whiteboard announced in October 2016 and shipped to businesses in May 2017.<ref name="Verge">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/23/15680250/google-jamboard-digital-whiteboard-hands-on-video |title=Google made a $5,000 whiteboard — and it's weirdly fun |first=Jacob |last=Kastrenakes |work=The Verge |date=2017-05-23 |access-date=2025-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428131124/https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/23/15680250/google-jamboard-digital-whiteboard-hands-on-video |archive-date=2025-04-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> Beyond the hardware price, Google required a $600 annual management fee to keep [[Cloud (service)|cloud]] features active.<ref name="TechCrunch-pricing">{{Cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/09/googles-jamboard-pricing/ |title=Google's Jamboard will cost $5,000, plus an annual management fee |first=Brian |last=Heater |work=TechCrunch |date=2017-03-09 |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref> In September 2023, [[Google]] announced that Jamboard cloud features would end by October 2024, with the app shutting down December 31, 2024 and remaining Jam files deleted from Google's servers in Q1 2025.<ref name="Google24">{{Cite web |title=Google Jamboard is winding down |url=https://support.google.com/jamboard/answer/14084927?hl=en |website=Google Support |access-date=2025-09-01 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260222143812/https://support.google.com/jamboard/answer/14084927?hl=en |archive-date=2026-02-22}}</ref> Buyers received no hardware refund. Factory-reset devices request an activation code that Google can't provide; users must click "Skip Activation" to access a limited offline whiteboard mode.<ref name="Google-EOL">{{Cite web |url=https://support.google.com/a/answer/13342662?hl=en |title=Jamboard device end of life information |website=Google Workspace Admin Help |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref>
 ==Consumer-impact summary==
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 Developers npjohnson, makinbacon, and Steel01 from the XDA Forums reverse-engineered the Jamboard to install a custom operating system.<ref name="XDA-LineageOS">{{Cite web |title=[OFFICIAL] LineageOS 22 for the Google Jamboard [Android TV/Tablet] |url=https://xdaforums.com/t/unofficial-lineageos-22-for-the-google-jamboard-wip.4755529/ |access-date=2026-03-26 |website=XDA Forums |author=npjohnson |date=2025-08-21}}</ref>
-In August 2025, the team released unofficial builds of LineageOS 22 (based on Android 15) in two variants: an Android TV build that converts the Jamboard into a 55-inch smart TV, and an Android tablet build that restores full 16-point multi-touch functionality.<ref name="AndroidAuthority-LineageOS" /> Touch input works. [[Digital rights management|DRM]] playback is broken, display brightness control is still in progress, and the stylus eraser function is incompatible with the [[wikipedia:List_of_custom_Android_distributions|custom ROM]].<ref name="XDA-LineageOS" />
+In August 2025, the team released unofficial builds of [[wikipedia:LineageOS|LineageOS]] 22 (based on Android 15) in two variants: an Android TV build that converts the Jamboard into a 55-inch smart TV, and an Android tablet build that restores full 16-point multi-touch functionality.<ref name="AndroidAuthority-LineageOS" /> Touch input works. [[Digital rights management|DRM]] playback is broken, display brightness control is still in progress, and the stylus eraser function is incompatible with the [[wikipedia:List_of_custom_Android_distributions|custom ROM]].<ref name="XDA-LineageOS" />
 ==Google product discontinuation record==
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 *[https://sites.google.com/eastpennsd.org/epsdtech/elementary/google/google-jamboard Google Jamboard introduction/tutorial (unofficial)]
-[[Category:Google]]
+[[Category:Google|Jamboard]]
 [[Category:Planned obsolescence]]