{"id":22983,"date":"2011-09-21T06:28:21","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T22:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=22983"},"modified":"2011-09-21T06:29:19","modified_gmt":"2011-09-20T22:29:19","slug":"google-now-on-beta-new-features-rename-huddle-to-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/21\/google-now-on-beta-new-features-rename-huddle-to-messenger\/","title":{"rendered":"Google+ Now on Beta, New Features, Rename Huddle to Messenger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/tag\/google-plus\" target=\"_blank\">Google+<\/a> is now out of Field Trial and now on Beta. You can now sign up for Google+ without any invite. <a href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/+\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to sign up<\/a> now. Google has also added a lot more features. More after the break.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-plus-hangout-phone.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22984\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/21\/google-now-on-beta-new-features-rename-huddle-to-messenger\/google-plus-hangout-phone\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-plus-hangout-phone.jpg?fit=600%2C319&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,319\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"google-plus-hangout-phone\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-plus-hangout-phone.jpg?fit=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-plus-hangout-phone.jpg?fit=600%2C319&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22984\" title=\"google-plus-hangout-phone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-plus-hangout-phone.jpg?resize=540%2C288\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-plus-hangout-phone.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/google-plus-hangout-phone.jpg?resize=300%2C159&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->As of now, Google+ has added 91 features. Today, Google releases features 92 to 107 and that is a lot. I will list out in simple summary of the features.<\/p>\n<p>92: Hangouts on your phone<\/p>\n<p>93: Hangouts On Air &#8211; I guess this will be popular. You can broadcast your hangouts and record the session.<\/p>\n<p>94, 95:, 96:, 97: Hangouts with extras<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Screensharing: for when you want to show off your vacation photos, your high score, your lesson plan or whatever else is on your screen<\/li>\n<li>Sketchpad: for when you want to draw, doodle, or just scribble together<\/li>\n<li>Google Docs: for when you want to write, plan or present something with others<\/li>\n<li>Named Hangouts: for when you want to join or create a public hangout about a certain topic (like fashion or music or sports&#8230;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>98: Hangouts APIs<\/p>\n<p>99: Search in Google+ &#8211; Now, G+ search for people and posts become easier.<\/p>\n<p>100: Anyone can sign up for Google+\u2014no invitation required.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/googleblog.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/google-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99-100.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Read More In Depth on Features 92 to 100<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>101: You asked for it<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improved SMS support. Users in the US and India can now post to Google+, receive notifications, and respond to group messages via SMS (with more countries on the way). To start texting, just verify your phone number in Google+ settings.<\/li>\n<li>Improved +mentions support. To add someone in your circles to a conversation (or simply get their attention), you can now +[their name] inside a post or comment.<\/li>\n<li>+1\u2019ing comments. When you read a great comment in the Stream, you can now +1 it directly from your iOS device (with Android coming soon).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>104, 105, 106: Giving you more choices<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edit your profile photo. You can now put your best face forward, from where you happen to be. Just visit your profile, click edit, and you can choose or take a new picture.<\/li>\n<li>Customize your notifications. Some notifications may be more important than others, especially when you\u2019re on the go. Now you can decide which ones you see (or not) on your phone.<\/li>\n<li>Make some room. If you\u2019re taking lots of photos, or installing lots of apps, then internal storage can sometimes shrink. That\u2019s why you can now move the Google+ app to SD storage on Android devices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>107: So long Huddle, hello Messenger (and hi there, photos)<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/googlemobile.blogspot.com\/2011\/09\/google-101-102-103-104-105-106-107.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Read More In Depth on Features 101 to 107<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>[ad#img]<br \/>\n[ad#boxlist]<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2011\/09\/20\/google-moves-from-field-trial-to-beta-adds-hangouts-on-phones\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google+ is now out of Field Trial and now on Beta. You can now sign up for Google+ without any invite. Click here to sign up now. 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