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Did you know Google+ is 6 years old today?

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Posted by Florence Ion on 28 Jun 2017 4:03 pm
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Are you even still using the social network? Look, I'd never go up to a six-year-old kid and say, bluntly, "I forgot it was your birthday." That would probably melt the child's heart enough to warrant at least a year of therapy when he hits college. But the truth is, I forgot that today was Google+'s birthday (thanks to Android Police for reminding us to send a card). I didn't even realize that...

Google+ update adds new comment moderation, brings back events

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 17 Jan 2017 1:57 pm
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Hey, Google+ is still a thing! The pace of updates to Google+ has dwindled over the last year, but in a reminder that the platform is very much still alive Google has rolled out three solid updates. The changes, which will come via app and web updates in the next couple of weeks, center around handling comments, seeing more in your feed and bringing back events to the community.

Google is bringing its bandwidth-saving RAISR image processing to your Android phone

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Posted by Marc Lagace on 12 Jan 2017 6:16 pm
RAISR let's Google show off your best photos without the extra bandwidth. Google is constantly searching for ways to make it easier for us to share and use technology. Back in November 2016, they showcased RAISR, a new method for image processing that takes a low-res upload of a photo and uses machine learning technology to fill in the gaps between the pixels, so that the end-user gets the full...

Google+ for Android gets faster web browsing, new Community tools and more

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Posted by Joseph Keller on 24 Feb 2016 5:15 pm
Google+ for Android gets faster web browsing, Community tools and more
Google is now rolling out an update to the Google+ Android app. Google+ 7.3 comes along with a number of new features, improvments, and bug fixes, including faster web browsing while on Wi-Fi, with the app pre-rendering web pages when you're viewing a post. This update also adds more Community moderation tools.

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Posted by Staff on 5 Jan 2016 7:35 am
Part of your Google account is membership in Google's social networking (and more) site Google+. A lot has been said about Google+, both for and against, but to really get to understand what it is and how it works you need to jump in with both feet and give it a try. The app is already installed on your Android, and if you've already signed into your Android with your Google account for Google...

Blast from the past — Google Wave began closing down five years ago today

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Posted by Russell Holly on 4 Aug 2015 8:06 am
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"What might email look like if it was invented today?" is the question Lars Rasmussen asked a room full of developers at the 2009 Google I/O right before taking everyone on a tour of Google Wave. It couldn't be more clear from Vic Gundotra's introduction of the developer preview during the Day 2 keynote this was something Google expected to take off and be a big deal. Unfortunately, that...

Google to remove Google+ signup requirements for YouTube and other products

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Posted by John Callaham on 27 Jul 2015 12:30 pm
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Users of the Google+ social network soon won't need to use it in order to access other Google services. The company has revealed plans to slowly reduce the requirement for Google+ accounts for services such as uploading videos to YouTube and more.

Collections begin arriving on Google+, lets you group your posts by topic

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 4 May 2015 1:48 pm
Google+ Collections begin rolling out to users
Google+ is getting yet another new feature, Collections, which allows you to group your posts by topic. Collections is the latest feature to be added to Google+, allowing you to group your posts by topic instead of posting at random. Grouping posts by topic is nothing new; Pinterest has been doing it for quite some time, and this feature brings a very similar feel.

Community pages get a face-lift in latest Google Plus for Android update

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Posted by Dan Thorp-Lancaster on 17 Apr 2015 3:51 pm
Community pages get a face-lift in latest Google Plus for Android update
Google has started rolling out an update to Google Plus on Android today that brings a new and refreshed look to community pages. The new look brings Google Plus Communities a bit more in line with the look of profile pages, with a large header image at the top of the page just above the community name.

The ultimate guide to Google+

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Posted by Ara Wagoner on 24 Mar 2015 3:02 pm
Google+ is a vast platform that most don't quite fully understand the value of.
This is everything you need to know about Google+, in one handy guide. Google+ is the social backbone of the Google platform and a pretty decent social network for the millions of users who inhabit it. Thanks to its ties to Hangouts, Google+ can also become your own personal podcast, meeting space, or impromptu concert. Google+ Photos's freedoms and features have attracted photographers...

How to run a poll on Google+

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Posted by Ara Wagoner on 22 Mar 2015 4:48 pm
Polls are fun. Polls on Google+ open new worlds of discussion and debate.
Polls are a nice, easy ways to gauge opinions. Politicians are always using polls to assess voter — and donor — opinions. Google Opinion Rewards pays us for answering their short polls. Here at Android Central, our weekly polls are one of the many ways we try to see what you, our readers, think about Android and the burning questions of the day. But what about when you want to get some...

How to switch accounts on the Google+ app

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Posted by Russell Holly on 19 Mar 2015 2:14 pm
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Things in mobile apps tend to not be in the same places as their desktop browser counterparts.{.intro} Whether you're trapped between Google Apps and regular Google accounts, helping maintain a Google+ Page, or you're running an intricate multi-user text-based RPG through a G+ Community, switching accounts is one of those things that tends to make your digital life much easier. It hasn't...

How to Auto Backup images and movies to Google+

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Posted by Russell Holly on 18 Mar 2015 2:20 pm
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The memories you capture with your smartphone don't have to disappear when something bad happens. There are many photo backup services available to Android users today. Almost all of these services rely on offering a small amount of storage in a cloud backup somewhere, and when you take a photo or record a video that data is sent off to be stored until you need it. While each of these...

Google+ and YouTube comments: A match made in HELL

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Posted by Russell Holly on 17 Mar 2015 4:58 pm
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Policing comments in a mostly anonymous system is almost impossible, so Google tried to fix things. YouTube is an amazing platform where anyone with a camera and an internet connection can publish videos for the entire world to see for free. From the absolute novice to the professional production studio, YouTube is an invaluable resource for getting video to your users. More than that,...

How Google+ affects your Google account

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Posted by Russell Holly on 17 Mar 2015 7:18 am
Google has taken your data out of the individual silos you signed up for and created something bigger, but it's up to you to decide if that's good or bad. When the service first launched, Google+ was described by its creators as a social layer for all of Google's products. This meant you could invite people to a document from Google Drive, check your notifications from Google Play Music,...

Getting to know Google+ - Pages, Communities, and What's Hot

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Posted by Russell Holly on 14 Mar 2015 12:20 pm
Some areas of Google+ are great for immersing yourself in a topic, but it's easy to get overwhelmed when the signal to noise ratio tips. Once you gotten yourself settled in to Google+, by which I mean your account has been completed and you've either located your current friends or gone out to find some new ones through Google's recommendations, it's time to really make the service yours....

All about photos on Google+

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Posted by Ara Wagoner on 13 Mar 2015 1:35 pm
Social media is a visual medium.
Photos can make or break your experience on social media. While text may be the way we primarily communicate online, when we add visuals to our words, social media becomes a lot more fun, a lot more addictive, and to an extent a lot easier. After all, a picture says a thousand words. Communities like the Art of Bread probably could still capture interest and share recipes with text alone,...

Managing your Google+ stream

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Posted by Ara Wagoner on 12 Mar 2015 1:14 pm
The stream in Google+ is a roaring river of content you have to tame.
The Google+ homepage — called the stream — can be somewhat unpredictable at times. That label at the top may say All Circles, but posts from your communities and from complete strangers — in the form of Extended Circles or Hot and Recommended posts — wind up here, too. It can be wild, it can be unruly, or — even worse — boring if you don't have your stream set up right. But with a few...

Zen and the art of Google+ circles

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Posted by Ara Wagoner on 11 Mar 2015 3:47 pm
Circles — like Google+ itself — are often misunderstood. See, on most social media platforms, lists are something of an afterthought. You follow someone and then you add them to a list through the profile options or some similar method. On Google+, your lists — called Circles — are front and center. Anyone you follow must belong to one of your circles, and you can add them to more than one if...

Instagram pics now share beautifully on Google+

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 10 Mar 2015 4:18 pm
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We're usually pretty quick to point out when things are broken. And so we should strive to be just as fast to point out when they're fixed. And while I don't know exactly when Instagram posts began sharing properly on Google+ — chances are it's been working longer than I realize, a fact someone surely will point out in the comments, thus proving my point — but it's a welcome change, for sure.

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