Although Google+ hasn t turned out to be quite the Facebook ( FB ) killer, Google ( GOOG ) is still very serious about expanding its social network . The company announced on Friday an upcoming update to its Google + Android app with new features for including on-the-go profile editing, an easier way to author content, and a subtle notice when there s new stuff to read. Google is also adding some killer photo features: up to 5GB of full-sized photos can be backed up for free via Instant Upload and Android 4.2 s 360-degree Photo Sphere panoramas can be shared to the mobile stream.
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There are also new event-planning features including Hangouts for markets with low-bandwidth (150KB minimum to start one), a lock screen widget, emoticon support, animated GIFs and birthday reminders in Google Now . For the full skinny on all of the improvements, you can read the blog post by Dave Besbris, Google s Vice President of Engineering for Google+.
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