Google+ Updates, Aims at Photo Editing and Creations Mostly [Download]

Today is shaping up to be a pretty nice day indeed, at least on the Google front. We caught Google pushing the Google Now Launcher to the Play Store earlier this morning. Now we are seeing a nice little update rolling out in its traditional stages for Google+. The Play Store doesn’t elude to a heck of a lot, at least not until all the updated text decided to populate. Luckily Vic GundotraÂ was kind enough to share Todd Kennedy’s post on G+ to let us all know what was coming. In the latest update, which will move you to v4.3, you can expect to find some great things in the way of photo editing, filters, better browsing and some more.

Non-destructive photo editing across devices
Starting today you can start your edits on one device, and continue (or start over) on another. This means you can backup full-resolution photos from your desktop, edit them in seconds on your phone, then add some finishing touches from your tablet. (And you can revert to your originals at any time!) The technical term for this experience is non-destructive editing in the cloud, and we think you’ll really enjoy it.

Brand new filters and creative tools
Now when you edit your photos, you’ll have a powerful set of tools (like crop and rotate), 1-touch filters, and Snapseed-inspired enhancements (like Drama, Retrolux, and HDR Scape). Mix and match to make your photos look their absolute best.

A single view of all your photos
The new â€˜All’ view displays your entire photo library â€” whether it’s on your current device, or backed up in the cloud. If your library is really large (> 10s of thousands of photos), the app won’t show all your photos initially. But stay tuned, because we’re supporting larger and larger libraries over the next few weeks.

An easy way to browse your photos by date
In addition to search, there’s now another way to find your photos fast. Just swipe through your photos in the â€˜All’ view, and look for the scroll bar on the right. Dragging the scroll bar up or down will quickly move you forwards or backwards in time.

Seems Google is really taking an amazing approach at helping aspiring photographers, and those that just plain suck, and giving them easy to use tools right in their social channel. Pretty cool really. You can hit the Play Store and see if you have the update yet, or you can swing by our sister site that has the apk all ready for your download enjoyment.