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Wouldn't be surprised if they got an iPad app out before Facebook.

cryptoz 15y ago
I would be surprised, actually. Their Android tablet app is absolutely terrible (I think it's the same as the phone app, which is what makes it terrible). I hope they do put out tablet apps, and soon, but given that they could have launched a decent Android tablet app and chose not to makes it seem like they're delaying tablets for a while. I could be wrong, though. I'd love to be wrong.
- nahname 15y ago
  The google+ iphone app is very well done. I have heard third hand that google spends a lot of time writing low level interaction code (re-writing swipe gestures to be 20% faster, etc...) solely for cocoa. I am not sure of the truth of that, but this app is much better put together than most and really shines as a new release. The other google iphone app also has some really unique and thoughtful features (the help immediately comes to mind). I wouldn't be surprised if they came out with an ipad app soon and that it was at worst, decent.
- Jwsonic 15y ago
  Normally Android apps (the 'properly' written ones) use the same code base across tablets and phones. Most of the layout is done as xml, with different xml files loaded based on the size of the screen, resolution, etc. That being said I checked out the Google+ app on my Xoom and it does not appear that they included proper tablet configurations yet.
  - cryptoz 15y ago
    Yep. I'm aware that you're supposed to scale with size nicely in order to make an app work nicely on all screen sizes. But there should be more than that. My Xoom's camera is far better than my desktop's webcam, but the app lacks the Hangout feature - the only part of Google+ that's really magical for me. So the 10" tablet app has a layout designed for a 3" screen, ignores the incredible hardware capabilities of the device (two video cameras! no video chat?), notifications that pop up after I've seen them twice already, etc. It's just no good at the moment, but I'm sure it will improve with time.
    - juliano_q 15y ago
      Hangouts still arent available for Google+ mobile. I they make it available soon, Hangouts is really an awesome feature.
  - scottschulthess 15y ago
    Wow that sounds horrible

I would be surprised, actually. Their Android tablet app is absolutely terrible (I think it's the same as the phone app, which is what makes it terrible). I hope they do put out tablet apps, and soon, but given that they could have launched a decent Android tablet app and chose not to makes it seem like they're delaying tablets for a while. I could be wrong, though. I'd love to be wrong.

nahname 15y ago
The google+ iphone app is very well done. I have heard third hand that google spends a lot of time writing low level interaction code (re-writing swipe gestures to be 20% faster, etc...) solely for cocoa. I am not sure of the truth of that, but this app is much better put together than most and really shines as a new release. The other google iphone app also has some really unique and thoughtful features (the help immediately comes to mind). I wouldn't be surprised if they came out with an ipad app soon and that it was at worst, decent.
Jwsonic 15y ago
Normally Android apps (the 'properly' written ones) use the same code base across tablets and phones. Most of the layout is done as xml, with different xml files loaded based on the size of the screen, resolution, etc. That being said I checked out the Google+ app on my Xoom and it does not appear that they included proper tablet configurations yet.
- cryptoz 15y ago
  Yep. I'm aware that you're supposed to scale with size nicely in order to make an app work nicely on all screen sizes. But there should be more than that. My Xoom's camera is far better than my desktop's webcam, but the app lacks the Hangout feature - the only part of Google+ that's really magical for me. So the 10" tablet app has a layout designed for a 3" screen, ignores the incredible hardware capabilities of the device (two video cameras! no video chat?), notifications that pop up after I've seen them twice already, etc. It's just no good at the moment, but I'm sure it will improve with time.
  - juliano_q 15y ago
    Hangouts still arent available for Google+ mobile. I they make it available soon, Hangouts is really an awesome feature.
- scottschulthess 15y ago
  Wow that sounds horrible