G+me v5

Big release

This version 5 of G+me has a lot of improvements, almost too many to list. There’s something for everyone, and almost every top requested feature has been implemented. G+me should work quite well for all of us.

I normally prefer to make incremental updates to G+me over time instead of releasing a big update. But I was pushing a lot of risky changes and the beta testers were a tremendous help.

What’s new

Top-requested features:

• Clicking the G+me icon goes to Google+ notifications
• Option to increase the number of teaser lines in a collapsed post
• Mute button on a collapsed post
• Collapse bar at the bottom of posts in expanded mode
• Option to collapse all comments by default
• Option to turn on/off the mouse-over post preview in list or expanded mode
• The date/time of a post is back
• Compatibility with SGPlus, Usability Boost, Google+ Tweaks (except for “Fixed Navigation: All Navigation”) is back
• A new separate version of G+me for those who want even more safeguards to their privacy: G+me (PARANOID Edition). It has fewer features, but now you don’t have to take me at my word when I say that G+me does not and never will track your web browsing history.

New features:

• A new clean look, which by default blends into the vanilla Google+ style
• Tracks read posts; plus a mark-as-read button on a collapsed post
• Re-shared posts show the original author
• Icons for all types of posts: mobile, check-in, games, photo, video, link
• A marker for posts shared only to limited circles
• Ability to show photo thumbnails in the summary of a collapsed post
• Button to mark all posts as read in list mode
• Button to collapse/expand all posts in expanded mode
• More key shortcuts: ‘v’ opens embedded links and shift-C expands long comments
• The extension has been internationalized and translated to many languages
• Finally, a separate options page (See below for screenshots). This also means you can now freely hide the G+me icon if you want.

As always, G+me can be found at the Chrome Web Store. It will automatically update after a few hours if you already have it installed, or you can force an update.

What’s next

The next updates will have radical new features. Stay tuned…

Preview of the options pages