Google+ is getting another new look, this time one the company says will appear similar on mobile devices and large-screened computers alike.
The new look adapts from one to three columns based on what device you\’re on, so if you\’re accessing Google+ from a phone it will just be one, then stretch up to two or three if you\’re on a tablet or computer.The change to Google\’s nearly two year old social network was unveiled during the company\’s keynote at I/O, Google\’s annual developers conference in San Francisco.
At first blush, the design bears some resemblance to popular social networking site Pinterest when viewed on a large screen. However Google is giving certain types of media, like large photos and videos, even more exposure by making them stretch the full width of the screen.
Behind the scenes Google\’s also rolling out some new features like an automated system that adds related hashtags to posts based on their content. This adds up to three hashtags, something Google hopes will help people discover other related content, but that can also be removed or changed by users after the fact.
Google+\’s last big redesign came last April, with a move that put all the navigation on the left side of the screen and added more customization features. Google says this new version is rolling to users out later today.
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