Google+ just suffered its second major data leak in less that two-month’s time, and as such, Google’s decided to shut down consumer access to it four months sooner than originally planned.
From 2015 to March 2018, a security vulnerability exposed info for hundreds of thousands of Google+ users. Google chose to not disclose the breach and is now planning to shut down its failed social network.
For those of you that still use Google+, the platform's Engineering Manager recently teased that a "brand new version" will be launching in the coming days.
If you've been noticing that your Google Contacts aren't syncing properly, here's how to get everything working again.
Are you still using Google+? And will you blow a candle out in honor of the social network?
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 announced three solid updates.
According to Google+ Product Manager John Nack, RAISR, Google's machine learning image processing technology, will be rolling out more broadly over the next coming weeks.
Google+ Communities will be able to get a better handle on spam thanks to a new "content controls" setting that is currently rolling out.
The latest update to Google+ for Android brings faster browsing on Wi-Fi and un-metered connections, new Community moderation tools, and more.
Easier sign-in and no more Google+ requirement highlight changes to Google's game-syncing service.
Google has announced a newly revamped version of its Google+ social network, which aims to make it easier to post, search and connect with others.
Following the announcement of its new logo, Google has began pushing out updates to its icons on the web and on Android, bringing a new sans-serif capital G to apps like Google+ and Google Maps.
Here's some fodder for the "Google+ is dead" crowd — at least two version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 don't have Google's social network app preinstalled.
It's been called everything from Email 3.0 to Google's first true failure in the social space. Whether you loved it or never used it, Google Wave is one of those things we can't help but look at and wonder how it could have grown.
Google will be slowly removing requirements to use a Google+ account in order to access its services such as YouTube, replacing them with a regular Google Account.
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. Users will have...
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. As seen in the picture above, the new design still highlights the number 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...
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...
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...