Google+ for Android gets another major update, trumps iOS yet again

The Google+ app for Android just received a pretty hefty update, bringing forth a few features that the iOS version just got and a few I’m sure Apple fan boys will be shrieking about once they hear this news. Yesterday the iOS version of the Google+ app got an update that added search and high-res photo uploads. Today, we (Android users) get the same two features and a few more.

Welcome the return of auto-upload for videos, +1′ing of photos and comments, and the ability to click links to profiles and posts from within the app. The messenger app also got a bit of a polishing, bringing an experience more similar to GTalk. You can now start a conversation with someone by typing their phone number in the contact box, as well as see who is online from your circles. You can also see when they’re typing now, too — pretty awesome, eh?

Throw in a handful of bugfixes and optimization, and we’re looking at version 2.2.0.233662 (say that 3 times fast). Google also changed the app icon to match the new red version they added to the web version a while back.

Hit the Market for your update — what are you waiting for?

Application: Google+
Developer: Google Inc.
Cost: FREE

About the Author

Tony Simons

Android addict would be the two words I would use to describe myself. It’s the first thing I check in the morning, and the last thing I check before bed. I’m 30 years old, my first Android phone was the G1, shortly after its launch. I have also owned a myTouch 3G, and I have a myTouch 4G, which I am absolutely in love with. Other than Android, I’m a father, brother, college student, and almost-full-time employee at a local brewery/restaurant here in the cornfields of Iowa. If there’s anything you’d like to know, please feel free to hit me up. I’m a pretty nice guy, and I respond as quickly as I can. Thanks for stopping by!

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