Google+ apps get big update with photo filters & editing, new profiles, better new user flow, and more

Google on Monday released a huge Google+ update of its Android and iOS apps, adding a slew of new features with a big focus on photos and communities. You can download the new versions of the apps now directly from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. The biggest new feature in this release is undoubtedly the addition of photo filters, courtesy of Google’s acquisition of Snapseed in September 2012. The company considers this new feature falls under the category of “photo editing,” noting that it has also added the ability to rotate and crop photos. Given the craze in photo filters, largely thanks to the rise of Instagram (and Facebook’s subsequent purchase of the app), the fact that Google+ is getting the feature isn’t too surprising. In fact, it