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Public Community Member Lists

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Public Community Member Lists Starting today, public Community member lists will no longer display suspended users. We've also adjusted the ordering of these member lists to make them less of a target for spammers (whom we'll continue to aggressively suspend when we identify them). Going forward, we'll make improvements to Community member list ordering to make it work better for both members and moderators. These changes are now live across all platforms (Classic, Web preview, and our Android and iOS apps). Thanks~

G+ Web Preview Update Feb 25

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G+ Web Preview Update Feb 25 This week we've got a few updates and lots of bug fixes rolling out for our G+ preview on the Web including: * 206 bug fixes * Easier access to profile information * About information always visible on Communities * Shortcut to create a Collection when making a post As always, please send us your ideas/issues using our Send Feedback menu item as that's the best way to ensure we'll see them. Thanks~

G+ Android Update 7.3.0

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G+ Android Update 7.3.0 We're starting the roll out of a new Google+ Android app today. This release has a few bug fixes and several new features. Specifically: * 10 bugs fixed * 4 accessibility issues addressed * Ability to filter your notifications by All, Unread & Other * Several Community moderation tools * Delete multiple items in Activity Log at once * Hide the top bar when scrolling Collections & Communities * Even faster Web browsing on WiFi ( https://plus.google.com/u/0/+LukeWroblewski/posts/caBp7SZziTS ) We've also turned Search Autocomplete back on as we fixed the bug that was causing issues when devices were in Airplane mode. And as always, let us know what you think of the new features & fixes with our Send Feedback menu item. Thanks~

G+ Android Update 7.2.0

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G+ Android Update 7.2.0 Today we're starting to roll out our third Google+ Android app update of the year. This release has several bug fixes and three new features. Specifically: * 29 bugs fixed * 10 accessibility issues addressed * Faster and safer browsing of Web sites (info below) * Search history and autocomplete * Tap on the bottom bar to scroll to the top of Collections, Communities, and Notifications When you tap on a Web link on Google+ we now use Chrome custom tabs to pre-load Web sites, which makes viewing content much quicker . If you are signed in to a Web site in Chrome, you will also be signed in when you visit the same site in Google+. Other features like saved passwords, autofill, and Tap to Search are also available in custom tabs ( http://blog.chromium.org/2015/09/chrome-custom-tabs-smooth-transition_2.html ) . While there’s lots of great reasons to use Chrome custom tabs in Google+, we’ve given you a simple way to turn them off as well. Just un-check "Enabl

G+ Web Preview Update Feb 10

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G+ Web Preview Update Feb 10 Today we're starting to roll out several improvements and bug fixes on the new Google+ Web preview including: * 102 bug fixes * Search for members in a Community * Approve or reject comments we (G+) flag as spam * Upload multiple images at once (from your device) to a post Please keep sending us your ideas and issues using the Send Feedback menu item. We continue to listen and make changes. Thanks~

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G+ Web Preview Special Update

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G+ Web Preview Special Update Since you all asked so nicely, we added another feature to our Google+ Web preview today. Starting to roll out now... a real-time indicator of when there's new posts available in the stream. Please enjoy and as always, keep sending us your ideas/issues using the Send Feedback menu item. Thanks~

G+ Web Preview Update Feb 5

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G+ Web Preview Update Feb 5 Today we're starting to roll out several fixes and new features on the Google+ Web preview including: * 101 bug fixes * View large profile images in a gallery * Improved people search results * An updated design for the Following screen * Ability to see who you've muted and un-mute them in the Activity Log (found under Settings) As always, keep sending us your ideas/issues using the Send Feedback menu item. We are continuing to listen and make changes. Thanks~

G+ iOS Update 5.2.0

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G+ iOS Update 5.2.0 A new iOS app update is now available on Apple's App Store. This version contains the following fixes & improvements: * 120 bugs fixed * 15 accessibility issues addressed * Log in & use the app with Plus Pages * Automatically hide the bottom tab bar when scrolling * Tap on the bottom bar to scroll to the top of a screen * Native playback for uploaded videos * Access Circle streams in side menu (enable via Settings > Advanced Settings) * Universal link support (go seamlessly from Web to G+ app) * Access Collections from people you follow on the Collections tab As always more updates are on the way so please keep the ideas & issues coming by using our Send Feedback menu item. Thanks~