Google+ updates with a completely new interface and experience for iPhone users.
Google has gone back to the drawing board with this dramatic update for their Google+ iPhone app. The new interface looks modern and has no doubt taken some design cues from the awesome Flipboard. Users will find a new stream that has been redesigned to be more visual. Each story and link takes up almost the entire screen. The main story photo is overlaid on top of the user's avatar photo. Tapping on a story in your Google+ feed will bring up the link and comments. Commenting and "+1-ing" are still the same.
Moving away from the stream, you get quick access to your pictures, profile, circles, and messenger. Speaking of chat, the Hangouts interface has been redesigned with big touch-friendly buttons. One of the killer features of Google+ is Hangouts, which allows up to 10 users to chat with one another. This update of Google+ makes video chatting in the app a smooth and visually striking experience.
Photo viewing has also been updated in Google+. You can now see the number of pluses and comments on a specific photo before clicking on it. Unfortunately, gifs still do not animate in the app and become static. This is a real shame as having animated gifs automatically play made Google+ great way to quickly view pictures.
Overall, Google did a good job of updating Google+ to be more visual and easy to use. Now if only more people would join and use the service!
