Happy 5th Birthday Google+
Google+ turns five today. While we may pause to eat a cupcake or two and celebrate, rest assured more of the updates, fixes, and new features you’re used to seeing here are on their way.

And as treat for you, here’s a few background images you can use to celebrate with us on your profiles.

Thanks & happy birthday G+!
https://plus.google.com/+googleplus/posts/5hQcw7TUywb

6 Months of Google+ Updates
Six months ago, we launched an all-new version of Google+ on iOS, a big update to our Android app, and a preview of our new experience Web. At that time (https://plus.google.com/u/0/+LukeWroblewski/posts/jJvNS3mwxyv) I mentioned: “While this is an exciting new beginning for us, we’re definitely not done yet.”

Since then we’ve fixed 4,149 bugs, addressed 253 accessibility issues, and launched 19 Web updates, 12 Android app updates, and 7 iOS app updates. Thanks to all of you for the feedback you sent, which helped guide us through all these launches.

While I’m sure you have additional fixes/issues that we need to address next, I just wanted to pause for a moment and thank our teams (and you!) for all the help over the past six months.

So… thanks~

iOS Update 1.0.2
Today we’re rolling out another update to the Spaces iOS app. Like our Android release last week, most of the work this time was spent on clean-up & fixes from our initial launch but we also added a few feature improvements as well:

* 34 bugs fixed
* Improved font sizing & spacing
* Quick photos picker now shows all photos
* Full photo picker allows you to set order of photos
* Updated space creation process
* Fixed WhatsApp sharing issue

More updates are on the way for Spaces so please keep sending us your ideas/issues using the Send Feedback menu item in the app.
Thanks~

What You Missed
We recently rolled out a new feature for Google+ on Android, iOS, and our new Web preview. “What You Missed” finds great older posts that you haven’t seen yet and shows them in your Home stream with a clear “What you Missed” label, so you don’t miss out on content you’ll love.

As with every new feature, please keep sending us your ideas/issues using the Send Feedback menu item in any of our apps.
Thanks~

Android Update 1.1
We just rolled out a new update for the Spaces Android app. Most of the work was clean-up & fixes from our initial launch but we also addressed some frequent feedback as well:

* 25 bugs fixed
* Added right to left language support
* Made Create Space action more visible
* Reduced vibrations from multiple notifications when you turn on your phone
* Reduced app size (APK) 20% for low resolution devices
* Fixed crash when posting too many stickers
* Addressed issue where some messages could get lost

We’ve got a steady stream of updates on the way for Spaces so please keep sending us your ideas/issues using the Send Feedback menu item in the app.
Thanks~

G+ Web Preview Update June 15
We’re rolling out another update to our Google+ Web preview today with loads of bug fixes and some new features.

* 415 bugs fixed (since May 17th)
* 10 accessibility issues addressed
* Add ability to crop photos in polls
* Possible for owners to delete communities
* Possible for owners & moderators to leave communities
* When following a Collection on the Featured Collections page, see related Collections.

As always, please keep sending us your ideas/issues using the Send Feedback menu item.
Thanks~

G+ Android Update 8.1.0
Another light Google+ Android app release this week as we continue to work on bigger re-writes to help make Android changes faster in the future. Starting to roll out today:

* 5 bugs fixed
* Speed improvements when you follow or add people to circles
* Ability to make a post from top of home stream, which we had to turn off due to a bug in the 8.0.0 release. I made a video of how this works on the G+ iOS app (where it launched first) to illustrate all the ways we are maximizing screen space in the app when you browse any of your streams.

More Android app updates are coming so please send us your ideas/issues using our Send Feedback menu item as that’s the best way to make sure we see them. Thanks~

G+ iOS Update 5.7.0
We’re launching our sixth Google+ iOS app update of the year. This version will be rolling out to Apple’s App Store starting today. Within it you’ll find the following new features and fixes:

* 3 bugs fixed
* Inline playback of YouTube videos
* Quick reply action for comments
* Faster access to share recent photos
* Record videos to share from within the app
* View large profile images in a gallery

More iOS app updates are coming so please send us your ideas/issues using our Send Feedback menu item as that’s the best way to make sure we see them. Thanks~

G+ Android Update 8.0.0
While the version number implies big changes, our 11th Android app update this year is a bit more modest. With it we’re starting to roll-out the following changes:

* 8 bugs fixed
* 5 accessibility issues addressed
* Ability to make a post from top of home stream
* Help & Feedback in main menu
* QUIC to improve latency for slow networks (2G, 3G)
* Provide additional details when reporting abuse on posts. (I recognize this adds an additional tap or two but the added information we collect helps us ensure G+ remains a great place to connect around shared interests.)

We continue to listen to your suggestions and ideas on how to improve G+ so please keep them coming using the (now more convenient) Send Feedback menu item.
Thanks~