Google have launched an updated version of their Google+ app for iPhone, with an Android version on the way in a few weeks time.
The updated app (version 2.0.0.5888) aims to make better use of the touchscreen user experience on smartphones, rather than just a mobile-optimised version of the Google+ site.
So, what have they updated? Google have created a friendlier home screen and added crisper fonts, larger profile pics and have made the content stream easier to scan.
Senior Vice President, Vic Gundotra had this to say about the update over on the Google blog…
“Sharing is deeply sensory. From cooking a favorite meal to getting together with friends, it’s the smells and the stories and the smiles that make human connections so essential. With Google+ we want to extend these moments online, so it’s only right to focus on the most personal of personal computers: your mobile phone.
To be clear, we’re not interested in a mobile or social experience that’s just smaller. We’re embracing the sensor-rich smartphone (with its touchable screen and high-density display), and transforming Google+ into something more intimate, and more expressive. Today’s new iPhone app is an important step in this direction—toward a simpler, more beautiful Google.”
The new Google+ app is available to download right now from the App Store.
