Google Currents (Google Plus replacement)

[OnlyTech]

On April 2, 2019, Google shut down Google Plus for consumers due to low usage, and soon after the company introduced the beta version of Currents, a new social networking platform for enterprise users. Google is now...

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[Bapun]

• Google is launching Currents for G Suite users on July 6, 2020
• Currents will replace Google Plus for G Suite
• Existing plus.google.com links will redirect to currents.google.com

Google Currents to launch on July 6, replaces Google Plus for G Suite users

 

[OnlyTech]

Due to data leak and low usage, Google shut down Google+ for consumers on April 02, 2019, and soon after, the company introduced the beta version of Google Currents, a new social networking platform for enterprise users....

This thread is for the general discussion of the article: Google launches Currents, replaces Google+ for G Suite customers. Please add to the discussion here.

 

[Bapun]

Google has announced that it’ll shut down Currents, which was introduced in 2019 as a replacement for Google Plus for G Suite. In a blog post, the company says it’s “planning to wind down” Currents, and that it’ll push the people who were using it to Spaces, which is sort of like Google Chat’s version of a Slack channel or Discord room.

Google will shut down Currents, the work-focused Google Plus replacement

Some rarely used features will be shut down soon

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The future of Currents and the next generation of collaboration in Spaces

What’s happening Last year, we introduced Spaces , a dedicated place for organizing people, topics, and projects in Google Workspace. Since...

workspaceupdates.googleblog.com

 

[Bapun]

Beginning July 5, 2023, Currents will no longer be available. Workspace administrators can export Currents data using Takeout before August 8, 2023. Beginning August 8th, Currents data will no longer be available for download.

New community features for Google Chat and an update on Currents

What's Changing Last year, we announced plans to wind down Currents , to focus efforts on community experiences that are better integrated w...

workspaceupdates.googleblog.com