Google+ for Android update brings new look, now lets you start Hangouts from a phone

Google+ for Android update brings new look, now lets you start Hangouts from a phone:






Google updated the Google+ iOS app recently with a complete visual overhaul, and now the company's brought the new look to Android as well – plus a few unique tricks. For one, version 2.6 of Google+ for Android now allows you to start a Hangout directly from your phone; you could previously join a Hangout in progress, but you couldn't actually initiate one unless you used the separate Messenger app. The new feature means you can choose a Hangout instead of a phone call or Skype call, which is a nice move for Google — the "incoming Hangout" screen even looks like you're answering a phone call.
The rest of the update is devoted to bringing the Android interface up to par with the Google+ experience for iOS. There's a new slide-out...
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