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Re: Google+ for iOS is out

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Post by matwood » Tue, Jul 19, 2011, 4:49 PM UTC

sbarre wrote: post #15

pjdavis wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm also running iOS5b3 and it crashes on just about everything. Stream, Pics, Circles, Profile.

I'm still running 4.3.x and it crashes sometimes on the Stream (but works sometimes too). No doubt an update is forthcoming. :-)

No doubt an update is forthcoming. :-)

Hopefully that doesn't mean waiting another 3 weeks for Apples approval.

Re: Google+ for iOS is out

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 19, 2011, 4:50 PM UTC

injekt wrote: post #4

Interesting. I'm running iOS5 beta3, and when I attempt to hit the Stream, the app dies. Does this happen for anyone else? EDIT: Also when I click on someones profile in the 'cirlces' list. I can't really give any impressions on the app without these things working, but viewing photos and photo comments feels nice and responsive.

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Re: Google+ for iOS is out

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Post by berberich » Tue, Jul 19, 2011, 4:50 PM UTC

joshu wrote: post #30

this is impossible to find in the app store. conveniently, i have a meeting with the plus folks so i will tell them :)

Agreed. I tried searching for it in every possible way, with no luck. I finally ended up using the direct link.

Re: Google+ for iOS is out

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Post by joejohnson » Tue, Jul 19, 2011, 4:51 PM UTC

nc wrote: post #25

Can't believe they went for the same Facebook style launcher, when it's a) used by Facebook b) only got 5 icons c) it's explicitly regarded as bad UI design by Apple (at this WWDC).

I don't think it's terrible UI design, even if it isn't the best. It is familiar, which is smart for a new product which is aimed at converting users.

Re: Google+ for iOS is out

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 19, 2011, 4:52 PM UTC

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Re: Google+ for iOS is out

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Post by treblig » Tue, Jul 19, 2011, 4:53 PM UTC

joshu wrote: post #30

this is impossible to find in the app store. conveniently, i have a meeting with the plus folks so i will tell them :)

Probably just propagation delay in the App Store. I'd be surprised if it wasn't searchable in a few hours or less.

Re: Google+ for iOS is out

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Post by steven_h » Tue, Jul 19, 2011, 4:54 PM UTC

nc wrote: post #25

Can't believe they went for the same Facebook style launcher, when it's a) used by Facebook b) only got 5 icons c) it's explicitly regarded as bad UI design by Apple (at this WWDC).

What alternate style launchers would you recommend then rather than the standard grid of icons? I agree that it doesn't look very good with few icons and has a bad UX with too many icons, but it seems hard to find something that fits perfectly in the middle.

Re: Google+ for iOS is out

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 19, 2011, 4:58 PM UTC

joshu wrote: post #30

this is impossible to find in the app store. conveniently, i have a meeting with the plus folks so i will tell them :)

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Re: Google+ for iOS is out

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Post by powpowpow » Tue, Jul 19, 2011, 4:59 PM UTC

featherless wrote: post #29

chacha102 wrote: post #18

Can any experienced iOS developers please tell me if it is really 'that' hard to make an app iPod Touch compatible? I mean, come on, you just alienate a ton of users without implementing iPod or iPad compatibility...

iPad is 'that' hard because it is non-trivial to take advantage of the new screen real estate. Often-times you must implement a completely new navigation model because the stock split view controller is rarely the navigation model you want to use. iPod touch is generally easier. It usually comes down to gracefully degrading features. Much care must also be taken to ensure that the app performs well on the iPod touch…

Even then, I can't think of much you've got to degrade for the iPod touch. The big stuff (screen/ram/graphics/cpu) is near enough identical. If you support the previous gen iPhone, the current gen iPod should be no problem. You can pick up location from wifi... all I can think of not being available is the compass...

Re: Google+ for iOS is out

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Post by dmbass » Tue, Jul 19, 2011, 5:01 PM UTC

nc wrote: post #25

Can't believe they went for the same Facebook style launcher, when it's a) used by Facebook b) only got 5 icons c) it's explicitly regarded as bad UI design by Apple (at this WWDC).

"it's explicitly regarded as bad UI design by Apple"

I find that hard to believe considering that launcher concept is implemented by Apple in the iOS home screen.