Surprisingly, I think you can fully disable G+ on Android.
But somehow, G+ has never been in the way for me. It almost feels like a grown up version of Facebook.
> It almost feels like a grown up version of Facebook.
Yup, I really like it, although recently (as it's emptied out) the public communities have gotten significantly worse.
'Facebook for adults' sounds like a wonderful thing. My hope now is that maybe we can build it as a community, rather than as a product.
Re:I Used to Be a Human Being
by dredmorbius on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @04:05PM
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How do you mean G+ has emptied out? Honestly curious as I've been keeping tabs on the whole dynamic of the site -- from initial high hopes to present near-complete disillusionment.
What I mean is that the public communities seem to have lost whatever participants they had originally had. Now it's a lot like reading the comments section on the local paper's website, only with names which are more difficult to pronounce. Lots of trolling, lots of spamming, lots of Pe0PLe Wh0 ++don't__ knoW h0w to Wr1te!!!1!11!eleven!!
I still have some affection for G+, but … it's kinda like the affection one has for an awkward family photo from one's youth.
Re:I Used to Be a Human Being
by dredmorbius on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @08:06PM
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Thanks.
I'm inclined to agree.
I used a client which enables me to mute most of the notifications, which is pretty nice.
> For personal things, I deleted Facebook and feel quite a bit better.
I like it, but I only check it once in the morning and once in the evening, from my desktop.
I don't have any social apps on my phone, except G+ — and it's hardly brimming with notifications!