Google Replaces Google+ with Currents on Android and iOS
Jul. 7, 2020After shutting downGoogle+ for consumers, Google announced its plans toreplace Google+ with Google Currentsfor enterprise users last month. The service is now out of beta and is available now.
To implement the transition,Google has rebranded Google+ app on Android and iOS to Google Currents. The apps have gained the new Google Currents logo and a slightly refreshed look.
In case you’re wondering,Google Currents is intended to be used only by enterprise customers. Hence, the company has added a few enterprise-friendly changes such as better content moderation.
Take a look at the official changelog below:
It remains to be seen if Google’s efforts to resurrect its enterprise communications app would gain traction. From the looks of it, general customers whose phones shipped with Google+ as a system app are now complaining about the existence of a useless app on their phones.
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Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
