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> Google+ account not required I think this is misleading on Google's part... From outward appearances, everyone that has a Google account (aka. GMail) has a
by k3n 14y ago
> Google+ account not required
I think this is misleading on Google's part...
From outward appearances, everyone that has a Google account (aka. GMail) has a G+ account, and the only thing that changes when you "sign up" (or otherwise activate) is that you can log in to it yourself.
I was on G+ for awhile, but I've now since disabled it in my control panel, and yet people still share crap with me (as I'm still in their "circles") -- it just goes to my email. I think the service is always-on, they just don't let you into the UI if it's not "active".
- dannyr 14y ago"everyone that has a Google account (aka. GMail) has a G+ account" Only recent signups are required to have a Google+ account. For older Google/Gmail accounts, you don't need to have Google+. "yet people still share crap with me (as I'm still in their 'circles') -- it just goes to my email." I'm on Google+ but I don't get notifications on my email because I turned it off myself.
- RobAtticus 14y agoI can share things with non-Gmail people too on G+. There is an option to share by email with people not using G+ yet. So it's not always-on, they just allow sharing via email.
- eblume 14y agoIt's important to note that those 'share by email' things are something the sharer specifically checked - it's not checked by default. If the shares are unwanted, I would complain to the person sharing them (although one imagines the email must include an opt-out link.)