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Plus, they'd include it in the iOS Google+ app, too, if they did that for Android. Not necessarily. A single Android app can have multiple launcher icons with
by corresation 13y ago
Plus, they'd include it in the iOS Google+ app, too, if they did that for Android.
Not necessarily. A single Android app can have multiple launcher icons with multiple activity entry points. Not sure if that is true for iOS apps, or whether Apple would approve such a design.
Good catch on the URL, however the package name in the URL (com.google.android.talk) is actually for Google Talk, which is actually a part of....heck I don't even know -- it's just on newer devices as the base services.
- potatolicious 13y agoYou're correct. An iOS app has only a single icon and a single entry point. It makes total sense for Google to release this as a separate app. Not to mention iOS has been through the "kitchen sink" app design phase before, and it's too soon to revisit it. "Kitchen sink" apps tend to have overly deep, cumbersome UIs.