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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Google+ arrives on the App Store

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After a two and a half week wait, Google's Google+ native application has finally arrived on Apple's iOS platform.

The new app, which is a free download, is currently aimed at iPhone and iPod Touch users joins Google+'s Android application, giving users a way to keep up with happenings on the increasingly popular social network outside of the browser. At the launch of Google+, iPhone users had been left with a mobile browser-optimized version. A note by Google employee Erica Joy earlier this month noted that the iOS version had been submitted to Apple for approval.

The native version of Google+ adds push notifications to send updates that can be seen without actually having to keep an eye on the app. It also includes the news stream, huddle group text chat, and the circles contact manager. One other benefit of having a native app, is that there's now a photo viewer that lets users upload shots from their camera or camera roll. Missing is a video chat option to make use of the multi-user video hangouts feature.

Last week Google announced during its quarterly earnings call that Google+ now tops 10 million users. The service launched at the very end of June.

(via 9to5mac)