The phrase "although abandoning" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to introduce a contrast or concession related to the act of abandoning something.
Example: "Although abandoning the project seemed like the easiest option, we decided to push through the challenges."
Alternatives: "even though leaving" or "despite giving up".
Twitter's move to reconsider the like button and what it does isn't ridiculous in that context, although abandoning it abruptly would be odd, and potentially controversial in itself.
Although abandoning Afghanistan at this very critical juncture may not be the best option, it is discouraging to see the situation deteriorate with the passage of time.
The majority were taken prisoner, whilst over 300,000, mostly British and French, were evacuated from the continent at Dunkirk by early June, although abandoning almost all of their equipment.
Although abandoning work and real people problems is a perk of committing to a four-day venture like Bonnaroo or a festival of its ilk, the truth of the matter is that most of us can't swing it (or can, and promptly spear our bank accounts into a ceaseless downward spiral).
Although abandoned by his central defense this time, Hamid found himself in no man's land once again and Lucas Cavallini put the game away with a diving header.
Although abandoned wood ant nests in temperate and boreal forests are not abundant and thus are unlikely to have ecosystem level effects, they may cause significant local variations in tree growth and in the occurrence of root-symbiotic fungi.
Although abandoned in western anesthesia, ether has long been known as a relatively safe and inexpensive anesthetic.
Although Napoleon, abandoning the plan of a cross-Channel invasion, began to redeploy the Grand Army, in Britain the danger of invasion seemed as pressing as ever, and Nelson appeared the country's hope.
Most other restaurant chains and retailers follow policies similar to the one Starbucks is abandoning, although Peet's Coffee and Tea and California Pizza Kitchen ban guns from their stores altogether.
Although calls for abandoning austerity are echoed across Europe, Slovenia's supposed austerity fatigue is little more than populist rhetoric, disguising the results of bad political governance as consequences of an austerity program that was never enacted.
Although Tchaikovsky abandoned those early sketches, it was the beginning of plans for his forlorn Pathétique symphony.
