CHAPTER EIGHT
How Do I Manage and Upload Photos in Google+?
In this chapter:
+ Looking at Photos in Google+
+ Uploading Photos and Creating Albums
+ Uploading Photos on a Computer from an Android Phone
+ Editing and Sharing Photos in Lightbox
+ Editing Photos with the Creative Kit
One of the best aspects of social networking is being able to share all the great photos you’ve taken with friends. Google+ has fantastic photo-sharing features that enable you to upload, edit, organize, and share all your images with people in your Circles. Once you discover how comprehensive these features are, you’ll wonder how you managed without them.
Google+ has a superb built-in display and exceptional photo-editing functionality. The website acts much more like a desktop photo-editing package than you’d expect.
Google+ also closely integrates with Google Android smartphones and tablets. Once Instant Upload is set up, any pictures you take on an Android mobile phone or tablet are instantly sent to your Google+ account, after which you can decide when and who to share them with.
Instant Upload is one killer feature of Google+ that enables you treat the service more like online storage (with no limit) for all the images you snap on your smartphone. But there’s far more to Google+ photo editing than Instant Upload. In this chapter you learn how to upload, edit, and share your images using Google+.