Tried Google+ on mobile? Nice for reading, not so nice when you start to create content. Try URL sharing. Web client, when you share URL, makes a nice thumbnail and a summary. Mobile client just spits plain URL. OK, something to improve in the next version. I'll just edit it and it'll be fine. Wait! No editing! Not for mobile post nor desktop posts. Once you create it, it stays like that until you reach desktop. If you screw something, it stays screwed, unless you delete it.
All is not lost; I can still use web client on new supercool mobile Chrome. Not really. Mobile version of pages doesn't support editing. Switching to desktop version. I got edit box, but it was covered by keyboard. Hide keyboard, move the page, try to get keyboard again. No dice. Find desktop, quickly! And remember: if you screw something, it stays screwed.
Oh well. Google+ is new service so it it's OK if it still have some quirks. I'll give it some time to mature. Let's write blog.
To the Market. I never understood Google's policy regarding countries. Blogger is pretty simple and non-critical service, and yet mobile client is not available in Croatia. There are no crypto functions, no export ban, no expensive country-specific functions like maps, but it is not available anyway.
Next step: sideloading. Let's rock! Not so fast, unless you know HTML; there is no visual editor. And no scheduling. Maybe I can use web client here? Chrome tries to zoom edit field so everything is jumping all over the place and I cannot put cursor on the right spot. Same keyboard problems again. Tried Firefox, tried default browser, tried Opera, nothing works properly. Damn!
Still need conclusion?
I just tried desktop Google+ site with iPhone. Borked. Big way.
ReplyDeleteConclusion? Google is working exactly the same way that brought them success. Release early, release often. But now they're not releasing backoffice hidden things so we can all witness the whole process.
Things will get better, but perhaps not soon. There is fruit to be picked on much lower branches if you are in the ad-selling business. Mobile content creation is waaay up. And even Googles resources are limited.