Youtube link for mobile viewing Here's our first look at the major update to Google+ for Android 2.3 and above -- and it's a doozy. Mobile Hangouts are seamless and awesome, though you can only join a Hangout -- not initiate one. The notification settings are a must. Basically, we're getting even more excited about Google+. Check it out. And if you're looking to circle all of your...
The Google+ app has been updated and the development team has added the ability to reshare posts. It was one of the most requested features according to Lead Product Manager Pudit Soni. In addition, the app is now available in 38 languages, which should appease a lot of the international users who had complained.Here is the full changelog:Reshare a postApp now available in 38...
Many of you probably spend a bulk of your social media time on the new shiny Google+, and if that is the case you probably would like to keep up with your favorite Android Central crew, right? Well, let's make things really easy for you and give you our links, so you can add us to your circles, and chat it up with us!Phil NickinsonJerry HildenbrandChris ParsonsAlex DobieJared DiPaneSean...
Google has updated its Google+ app, bringing a host of improvements. Two of the biggest gripes I have heard about the app are that there is no way to leave a 1-1 Huddle and that notifications are slow or spotty. With this latest update, Google has answered both of those concerns, giving users the ability to hide 1:1 Huddles and has improved the reliability of notifications. To hide a 1...
The Google+ app has just received a pretty major update that brings bug fixes, some UI changes, and new features to Googles new social media venture. From the changelog in the Android Market:Customize the main stream view to show streams from individual circlesFixed some issues encountered by users with the Swype keyboardSet permissions for who can start a huddle with you (Anyone, Your...
If you're a Google+ user (and if not, hit the forums and get you an invite!) and have ideas how Google can improve Android's core apps like the calendar, contacts, email, etc., Attila Bodis, Android applications engineering manager, wants to hear from you. He's set up a threaded post at Google+ asking for feedback and ideas, and even Andy Rubin has chimed in to participate. Like...
Google's latest app is a slick one, but will it be a home run? Google+ (pronounced "Google Plus") is still pretty fresh on the scene. It's barely a week old as of this writing, actually, and still in a relatively closed beta process. But it's definitely been a trial by fire. We've read about it, we've talked about it, and shoot, the app has even gotten it's first second update in...
It's time for another writers' roundtable! We got Phil Nickinson, Jerry Hildenbrand, Alex Dobie, Joshua Munoz and Kurt Schutte into the Hangout chat on Google+ to talk about ... Google+. Listen in!
Android app gives full access, but it's currently in private beta Google's just taken the wraps off Google+ -- its answer to Facebook, more or less. More, actually, we believe, though for all the details and video's Google's just dropped, we don't get much in the way of actual hands-on usage. In an oversimplified nutshell, Google+ is a series of groups, called Circles; trending topics,...
LauncherPro beta has come out of the beta stages and has entered the world of paid applications. Born from the testing is LauncherPro+, which is being offered for an introductory price of $3. C'mon folks, its $3, just skip your cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee tomorrow -- your scrollable widgets will thank you. Yes, you read that correctly, one of the big features they have implemented into...