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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Set A Password For Your Google+ Page Together With Connected Youtube Channel

Note: on when consumer Google+ shuts downward on Apr 2, 2019 all Google+ Pages volition live deleted. This volition NOT touching on the underlying Brand Account or its YouTube channel.

Note: every bit of September 2016, Google no longer offers the selection to create a password for a Google+ Page. You tin cheque to come across if y'all older Page in addition to its Brand Account already has a password set:  

  1. Sign inward to Google every bit the Owner of your Google+ Page or YouTube channel's Brand Account
  2. open your Brand Account list  (myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts)
  3. click the Brand Account name
  4.  if y'all come across an Update Password button, y'all receive got a password set


The password should drib dead on to work. You tin re-set the existing password past times clicking the Update Password button. 

Original article:

Have y'all laid a password for your Google+ Page? 

If your primary identity is your Google+ Page in addition to YouTube channel name, rather than your personal "real name" Google+ Profile, setting a password for your Page lets y'all purpose that identity across the internet.

What y'all may non realize is that a Google+ Page has it's ain particular express Google describe concern human relationship that is owned in addition to managed past times your primary Google account. And when your YouTube channel is connected to a Google+ Page, the channel is moved to that Page's Google account.

If y'all laid a password for your Google+ Page's account, y'all tin purpose it to sign into Google directly, allowing y'all to human activeness on the cyberspace alongside your Google+ Page identity.

Why create a password for your Google+ Page?


Here are roughly of the options unlocked by signing inward direct to your Google+ Page:
  • +1 in addition to part content to Google+ from anywhere on the spider web using your Page identity
  • upload videos to your Google+ Page-connected YouTube channel from third political party apps, photographic tv set camera or devices
  • write a Blogger post or administrate a Blogger weblog using your Google+ Page identity
  • create a Gmail email for your brand
  • post comments as your Google+ Page on sites that purpose Google+ comments
  • synchronize your Google+ Page-connected YouTube channel alongside your profile on third political party sites (like Klout or Twitter)
  • store images in addition to documents inward your Google+ Page's Google Drive account
Of course there are a publish of limitations:
  • your Google+ Page's Google describe concern human relationship is dependent on the Google describe concern human relationship that "owns" it. If y'all delete the possessor Google account, your Google+ Page in addition to YouTube channel volition be deleted every bit well.
  • you cannot add together a Manager or alter a Manager to an Owner for your Google+ Page when signed into the Page directly
  • you cannot alter the password for your page
  • you cannot add together an existing Gmail email to your Google+ Page's account, y'all tin alone create a novel Gmail electronic mail for your Page
Adding a password to your Google+ Page unlocks a publish of features, soundless in gild to fully create create in addition to purpose your Google+ Page, y'all volition request to hold access to the Google describe concern human relationship that is the Owner of that Page. 

How to laid a password for your Google+ Page from your Page Settings

If y'all receive got a YouTube channel connected to your Google+ Page, y'all tin commencement from your YouTube channel's advanced settings instead (www.youtube.com/account_advanced). See below for details.

1. Sign into Google+ alongside the electronic mail username for the describe concern human relationship that owns your Google+ Page. This volition normally live the Google+ Profile that created the Google+ Page.

2. Click your profile photograph at top right

3.  Select your Google+ Page from the listing  then fountain to pace v below

If y'all create non come across your Google+ Page inward the list, click All your Google+ Pages


That volition opened upwardly your Google My Business Page director (business.google.com/manage/)

4. Select the Google+ Page y'all wishing to manage

If y'all receive got a Brand Page, rather than a Local Business Location, click the Brand Pages tab at the top of the page.  Make certain y'all are viewing inward Grid view, rather than List view.

Then honour your Page in addition to click View Page, which volition opened upwardly the Page on Google+ alongside y'all acting every bit manager.



5. Click your Google+ Page's profile icon inward the upper right corner, in addition to select "Settings". Make certain the right Google+ Page get upwardly is showing when y'all create that.



Or click Settings on the left menu.



6. On your Page settings, drib dead to the Third-party tools settings

Make certain y'all are using the "Classic" Google+ interface. If y'all are using the "New" Google+ interface, y'all volition come across the selection to switch dorsum to Classic.



If y'all create non come across the "Third-party tools" section, y'all may live signed inward every bit the Manager, rather than every bit the Owner of the Google+ Page. That way y'all request to switch to the Owner's Google account. 


7. Note your Google+ Page's default username, which is an @pages.plusgoogle.com address

8. Click the "Set upwardly a password" button

9. Re-enter the password for your Google+ profile



10. On the password creation page y'all tin at nowadays travel inward a password

11. You'll live taken to a page that confirms your Google+ Page's password is at nowadays set:


Set a password for your Google Brand Account in addition to Google+ Page

Last calendar month Google introduced Brand Account Settings  that tin live accessed through your Google describe concern human relationship settings, rather than Google My business. Your Google+ Page is on a Brand Account.
You tin also add together a password past times accessing your Google+ Page settings from its Brand Account Details page.

1. Open your Google Brand Accounts page at myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts 
       (learn how to acquire to that describe concern human relationship page)

2. Click your Google+ Page's or YouTube channel's Brand Account


3. On the Brand Account page, Click the Google+ icon


At this indicate y'all volition live at the equivalent of Step v above. Open the Page's Google+ Settings, create certain y'all are using the "Classic" interface, hence scroll downward to Third-Party Tools to laid your password.


Set a password for your Google+ Page from your YouTube Account


If y'all receive got a YouTube channel connected to your Google+ Page, it's tardily to create a password starting from your YouTube describe concern human relationship settings:

1. Sign into YouTube with the electronic mail in addition to password for the describe concern human relationship that owns or manages your Google+ Page in addition to its channel.

2. Make certain y'all have switched to your Google+ Page-connected YouTube channel identity. You tin create that at www.youtube.com/channel_switcher



3. Go to your YouTube channel's Advanced settings (www.youtube.com/account_advanced)



4. Click "Change or add together password"


At this indicate y'all volition live at the equivalent of Step nine above. Enter your electrical flow YouTube/Google+ username in addition to password, hence travel inward your desired password for the Google+ Page.

Optional: Add a Gmail electronic mail address to your Google+ Page

Once y'all receive got created your Google+ Page's password, y'all should come across the selection to add together a Gmail electronic mail to your account. 

1. From the page confirming that a password is set, click the selection to upgrade to Gmail.

Note: if y'all receive got already added a password to your Google+ Page, y'all tin commencement at pace two in addition to drib dead to gmail.google.com

2. Sign inward to Google+ using your @pages.plusgoogle.com username in addition to password



3. On the Gmail setup page, confirm that the "current electronic mail address" for the describe concern human relationship is your @pages.plusgoogle.com username. 

You wishing to be certain that y'all are adding the Gmail electronic mail to the right account! Once a Gmail describe concern human relationship is created it cannot live transferred to a unlike Google describe concern human relationship in addition to the Gmail username cannot live reused. 



4. Enter your desired novel Gmail electronic mail address.



You volition probable request to travel inward a mobile scream upwardly publish to consummate the Gmail describe concern human relationship creation process.

Note that the novel Gmail electronic mail volition acquire the primary electronic mail address for your Google+ Page. The @pages.plusgoogle.com address volition acquire an alternate electronic mail address on this account, in addition to you'll soundless live able to sign inward alongside it.

Why create I acquire an mistake message when I elbow grease to add together a password?

Unfortunately inward roughly cases it may non live possible to laid a password for your Google+ Page:
  • if the Google+ Page is owned past times a Google Apps account
  • it the possessor of the Google+ Page is under eighteen years old
There receive got been reports that transferring ownership of the Google+ Page to a non-Google Apps describe concern human relationship volition allow y'all to afterwards add together a password to the Page, merely at that topographic point is no guarantee that volition work.

If y'all can't laid a password because y'all are besides young, the selection to create a password should seem after y'all plow 18.

Claiming your Blogger blog's Google+ Page (tutorial by Adam Auster) 

Photo: Lock alongside replica fundamental bell tower door Llanbradach church building past times Andrew King on Flickr, shared nether a CC-By-SA 2.0 License. Text added past times me.

Note: article updated 6/24/14 alongside links to the novel Google My Business aid center.
          article updated 7/13/16 alongside screenshots from the New Google+ (introduced 10/15) in addition to instructions for accessing settings from the Brand Accounts Details page (introduced 6/16)
          article updated 3/10/19 to take away links to Google+

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Blog Equally A Google+ Page: Existent Cite Non Required


Note: Google volition beback upwards your Google+ Page data earlier then. Brand Accounts volition non hold upwards deleted too you lot tin maintain to sign inward straight if you lot accept that laid up.

Note: As of September 2016, it is no longer possible to laid a password for take away sign-in to a Google+ Page or its Brand Account. If you lot accept an existing Brand Account amongst a password set, you lot volition maintain to hold upwards able to sign in.

The alternative is to use a Blogger Profile for your Blogger Account.

If you lot accept a YouTube channel, gamer tag, work concern or brand, you lot may desire to spider web log using that identity, rather than your Google+ Profile's mutual name. If your Blogger work concern human relationship is connected amongst your Google+ account, you lot tin associate you lot spider web log amongst a Google+ Page. But fifty-fifty afterward you've connected your Page, your Google+ Profile shout out volition withal hold upwards the writer of your spider web log posts.

So what tin you lot practise if you lot don't desire your personal Google+ Profile shout out associated amongst your blog? How tin you lot spider web log pseudonymously or anonymously?

You accept a span of options:

1. Use a "limited" Blogger Profile

2. Add your Google+ Page equally a spider web log writer too write posts equally your Page.
     (Note: this is only possible if you lot accept an former Google+ Page amongst a password set).

Authoring posts equally your Google+ Page lets you lot maintain your pseudonymity spell using Blogger's Google+ features.

Revert to a Blogger Profile

Note: amongst the update of the Blogger interface inward Nov 2016, the instructions below are out of date. You tin uncovering this setting nether your Blogger Settings > User Settings.

Current instructions: How to laid a Blogger Profile

If your spider web log is connected to Google+, your Google+ Profile is automatically the writer of each post. You tin build your shout out less prominent past times removing the "Author" champaign from the Blog Post  gadget inward your blog's Layout. However fifty-fifty though your writer shout out may non hold upwards equally visible on your blog, it may withal look inward other places, such equally your blog's post feed. And your shout out too Google+ Profile may hold upwards linked to whatever comments you lot make.

If you lot desire to spider web log nether a pseudonym, i choice is to use a regular "limited" Blogger Profile that is non associated amongst Google+. To switch from a Google+ Profile to a Blogger Profile:

1. Sign to your Blogger Dashboard (https://www.blogger.com/home)

2. Click the gear icon. You tin choose the "Revert to a Blogger profile" choice from the menu.


Alternatively, larn straight to https://www.blogger.com/revert-profile.g

The downward side of reverting to a Blogger profile is that you lot volition no longer hold upwards able to role Google+ features such equally Google+ comments, mentioning people inward your circles and automatically sharing to Google+.

To retain all the Google+ features on your blog, but post using something other than your "common name" you lot tin instead add together your Google+ Page equally an writer of your blog.

Add your Google+ Page equally a spider web log author

Note: equally of September 2016, Google no longer offers the choice to laid a password for a Google+ Page. You tin banking concern correspond to run across if you lot older Page too its Brand Account has a password laid past times opening your Brand Account listing  (myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts), too clicking the Brand Account name. If you lot run across an Update Password button, at that spot is a password set. If you lot don't run across that button, that is non an option.

To role Google+ features on Blogger without using your Google+ Profile equally your writer identity, you lot bespeak to add together a Google+ Page for your spider web log equally an author. Blogger lets you lot add an writer to your spider web log past times adding the author's Google work concern human relationship e-mail address - the trick, then, is doing that for your Google+ Page's Google account.

1. If you lot haven't done hence already, create a Google+ build Page to stand upwards for your blog. You tin practise that at plus.google.com/dashboard

2. Create a password for your Google+ Page.

Instructions here: Set a password for your Google+ Page too connected YouTube channel
Make authorities notation of your Google+ Page's @pages.plusgoogle.com username 

3. Add your Google+ Page's e-mail username equally an writer to your blog 
  • Go to your blog's Settings -> Basic
  • Click "Add Author"
  • Enter your Google+ Page's @pages.plusgoogle.com username
  • Click "Invite authors"



4. Copy the "Accept invitation" link

Look for the e-mail writer invitation from Blogger inward the e-mail work concern human relationship laid to have your Google+ Page notifications. 

The invitation volition accept a big orangish "Accept invitation" push - don't click this button!
Instead, re-create the push link. If you lot are using Chrome you lot tin alt-click the push too choose re-create link address. 



(Note: if you've added a Gmail e-mail to your Google+ Page too you lot are receiving the notification inward your Google+ Page's Gmail account, larn ahead too click the button.)

5.  Now opened upwards a novel browser too sign into Google or Blogger (www.blogger.com) amongst your Google+ Page's username too password. Once you lot are signed inward equally your Google+ Page, glue the "Accept invitation" URL into the browser's address bar.

You should run across your Google+ Page's profile photograph too shout out inward the upper correct corner too a big orangish "Accept Invitation" button. Now you tin click the orangish button.


6. Now you lot tin sign into Blogger equally your Google+ Page too post using your Page identity.

7. Optional: Sign inward to Blogger using your master Google account, larn to your Settings too promote your Google+ Page from "Author" to "Admin". As an Admin you lot volition hold upwards able to alter your blog's Layout, run across your Stats too more.

Once you've got it ready it's easy. I'm posting equally a Google+ Page correct now!

Also see Adam Auster's post: Your hugger-mugger blogging identity

Related: Manage your Google+ Settings for your Blogger Blog

Monday, September 28, 2020

Blog Equally A Google+ Page: Existent Cite Non Required


Note: Google volition beback upwards your Google+ Page data earlier then. Brand Accounts volition non hold upwards deleted too you lot tin maintain to sign inward straight if you lot accept that laid up.

Note: As of September 2016, it is no longer possible to laid a password for take away sign-in to a Google+ Page or its Brand Account. If you lot accept an existing Brand Account amongst a password set, you lot volition maintain to hold upwards able to sign in.

The alternative is to use a Blogger Profile for your Blogger Account.

If you lot accept a YouTube channel, gamer tag, work concern or brand, you lot may desire to spider web log using that identity, rather than your Google+ Profile's mutual name. If your Blogger work concern human relationship is connected amongst your Google+ account, you lot tin associate you lot spider web log amongst a Google+ Page. But fifty-fifty afterward you've connected your Page, your Google+ Profile shout out volition withal hold upwards the writer of your spider web log posts.

So what tin you lot practise if you lot don't desire your personal Google+ Profile shout out associated amongst your blog? How tin you lot spider web log pseudonymously or anonymously?

You accept a span of options:

1. Use a "limited" Blogger Profile

2. Add your Google+ Page equally a spider web log writer too write posts equally your Page.
     (Note: this is only possible if you lot accept an former Google+ Page amongst a password set).

Authoring posts equally your Google+ Page lets you lot maintain your pseudonymity spell using Blogger's Google+ features.

Revert to a Blogger Profile

Note: amongst the update of the Blogger interface inward Nov 2016, the instructions below are out of date. You tin uncovering this setting nether your Blogger Settings > User Settings.

Current instructions: How to laid a Blogger Profile

If your spider web log is connected to Google+, your Google+ Profile is automatically the writer of each post. You tin build your shout out less prominent past times removing the "Author" champaign from the Blog Post  gadget inward your blog's Layout. However fifty-fifty though your writer shout out may non hold upwards equally visible on your blog, it may withal look inward other places, such equally your blog's post feed. And your shout out too Google+ Profile may hold upwards linked to whatever comments you lot make.

If you lot desire to spider web log nether a pseudonym, i choice is to use a regular "limited" Blogger Profile that is non associated amongst Google+. To switch from a Google+ Profile to a Blogger Profile:

1. Sign to your Blogger Dashboard (https://www.blogger.com/home)

2. Click the gear icon. You tin choose the "Revert to a Blogger profile" choice from the menu.


Alternatively, larn straight to https://www.blogger.com/revert-profile.g

The downward side of reverting to a Blogger profile is that you lot volition no longer hold upwards able to role Google+ features such equally Google+ comments, mentioning people inward your circles and automatically sharing to Google+.

To retain all the Google+ features on your blog, but post using something other than your "common name" you lot tin instead add together your Google+ Page equally an writer of your blog.

Add your Google+ Page equally a spider web log author

Note: equally of September 2016, Google no longer offers the choice to laid a password for a Google+ Page. You tin banking concern correspond to run across if you lot older Page too its Brand Account has a password laid past times opening your Brand Account listing  (myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts), too clicking the Brand Account name. If you lot run across an Update Password button, at that spot is a password set. If you lot don't run across that button, that is non an option.

To role Google+ features on Blogger without using your Google+ Profile equally your writer identity, you lot bespeak to add together a Google+ Page for your spider web log equally an author. Blogger lets you lot add an writer to your spider web log past times adding the author's Google work concern human relationship e-mail address - the trick, then, is doing that for your Google+ Page's Google account.

1. If you lot haven't done hence already, create a Google+ build Page to stand upwards for your blog. You tin practise that at plus.google.com/dashboard

2. Create a password for your Google+ Page.

Instructions here: Set a password for your Google+ Page too connected YouTube channel
Make authorities notation of your Google+ Page's @pages.plusgoogle.com username 

3. Add your Google+ Page's e-mail username equally an writer to your blog 
  • Go to your blog's Settings -> Basic
  • Click "Add Author"
  • Enter your Google+ Page's @pages.plusgoogle.com username
  • Click "Invite authors"



4. Copy the "Accept invitation" link

Look for the e-mail writer invitation from Blogger inward the e-mail work concern human relationship laid to have your Google+ Page notifications. 

The invitation volition accept a big orangish "Accept invitation" push - don't click this button!
Instead, re-create the push link. If you lot are using Chrome you lot tin alt-click the push too choose re-create link address. 



(Note: if you've added a Gmail e-mail to your Google+ Page too you lot are receiving the notification inward your Google+ Page's Gmail account, larn ahead too click the button.)

5.  Now opened upwards a novel browser too sign into Google or Blogger (www.blogger.com) amongst your Google+ Page's username too password. Once you lot are signed inward equally your Google+ Page, glue the "Accept invitation" URL into the browser's address bar.

You should run across your Google+ Page's profile photograph too shout out inward the upper correct corner too a big orangish "Accept Invitation" button. Now you tin click the orangish button.


6. Now you lot tin sign into Blogger equally your Google+ Page too post using your Page identity.

7. Optional: Sign inward to Blogger using your master Google account, larn to your Settings too promote your Google+ Page from "Author" to "Admin". As an Admin you lot volition hold upwards able to alter your blog's Layout, run across your Stats too more.

Once you've got it ready it's easy. I'm posting equally a Google+ Page correct now!

Also see Adam Auster's post: Your hugger-mugger blogging identity

Related: Manage your Google+ Settings for your Blogger Blog

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Blog Equally A Google+ Page: Existent Lift Non Required


Note: Google volition beback upwardly your Google+ Page data earlier then. Brand Accounts volition non move deleted in addition to y'all tin flaming expire on to sign inward take away if y'all convey that laid up.

Note: As of September 2016, it is no longer possible to laid a password for take away sign-in to a Google+ Page or its Brand Account. If y'all convey an existing Brand Account amongst a password set, y'all volition expire on to move able to sign in.

The alternative is to use a Blogger Profile for your Blogger Account.

If y'all convey a YouTube channel, gamer tag, describe of piece of employment organisation or brand, y'all may desire to spider web log using that identity, rather than your Google+ Profile's mutual name. If your Blogger describe of piece of employment organisation human relationship is connected amongst your Google+ account, y'all tin flaming associate y'all spider web log amongst a Google+ Page. But fifty-fifty afterward you've connected your Page, your Google+ Profile yell volition nevertheless move the writer of your spider web log posts.

So what tin flaming y'all exercise if y'all don't desire your personal Google+ Profile yell associated amongst your blog? How tin flaming y'all spider web log pseudonymously or anonymously?

You convey a pair of options:

1. Use a "limited" Blogger Profile

2. Add your Google+ Page equally a spider web log writer in addition to write posts equally your Page.
     (Note: this is only possible if y'all convey an erstwhile Google+ Page amongst a password set).

Authoring posts equally your Google+ Page lets y'all maintain your pseudonymity piece using Blogger's Google+ features.

Revert to a Blogger Profile

Note: amongst the update of the Blogger interface inward Nov 2016, the instructions below are out of date. You tin flaming respect this setting nether your Blogger Settings > User Settings.

Current instructions: How to laid a Blogger Profile

If your spider web log is connected to Google+, your Google+ Profile is automatically the writer of each post. You tin flaming construct your yell less prominent past times removing the "Author" acre from the Blog Post  gadget inward your blog's Layout. However fifty-fifty though your writer yell may non move equally visible on your blog, it may nevertheless look inward other places, such equally your blog's post feed. And your yell in addition to Google+ Profile may move linked to whatsoever comments y'all make.

If y'all desire to spider web log nether a pseudonym, i selection is to use a regular "limited" Blogger Profile that is non associated amongst Google+. To switch from a Google+ Profile to a Blogger Profile:

1. Sign to your Blogger Dashboard (https://www.blogger.com/home)

2. Click the gear icon. You tin flaming choose the "Revert to a Blogger profile" selection from the menu.


Alternatively, teach take away to https://www.blogger.com/revert-profile.g

The downwards side of reverting to a Blogger profile is that y'all volition no longer move able to piece of employment Google+ features such equally Google+ comments, mentioning people inward your circles and automatically sharing to Google+.

To retain all the Google+ features on your blog, but post using something other than your "common name" y'all tin flaming instead add together your Google+ Page equally an writer of your blog.

Add your Google+ Page equally a spider web log author

Note: equally of September 2016, Google no longer offers the selection to laid a password for a Google+ Page. You tin flaming banking concern fit to meet if y'all older Page in addition to its Brand Account has a password laid past times opening your Brand Account listing  (myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts), in addition to clicking the Brand Account name. If y'all meet an Update Password button, in that location is a password set. If y'all don't meet that button, that is non an option.

To piece of employment Google+ features on Blogger without using your Google+ Profile equally your writer identity, y'all quest to add together a Google+ Page for your spider web log equally an author. Blogger lets y'all add an writer to your spider web log past times adding the author's Google describe of piece of employment organisation human relationship electronic mail address - the trick, then, is doing that for your Google+ Page's Google account.

1. If y'all haven't done therefore already, create a Google+ construct Page to stand upwardly for your blog. You tin flaming exercise that at plus.google.com/dashboard

2. Create a password for your Google+ Page.

Instructions here: Set a password for your Google+ Page in addition to connected YouTube channel
Make banker's complaint of your Google+ Page's @pages.plusgoogle.com username 

3. Add your Google+ Page's electronic mail username equally an writer to your blog 
  • Go to your blog's Settings -> Basic
  • Click "Add Author"
  • Enter your Google+ Page's @pages.plusgoogle.com username
  • Click "Invite authors"



4. Copy the "Accept invitation" link

Look for the electronic mail writer invitation from Blogger inward the electronic mail describe of piece of employment organisation human relationship laid to have your Google+ Page notifications. 

The invitation volition convey a big orangish "Accept invitation" push - don't click this button!
Instead, re-create the push link. If y'all are using Chrome y'all tin flaming alt-click the push in addition to choose re-create link address. 



(Note: if you've added a Gmail electronic mail to your Google+ Page in addition to y'all are receiving the notification inward your Google+ Page's Gmail account, teach ahead in addition to click the button.)

5.  Now opened upwardly a novel browser in addition to sign into Google or Blogger (www.blogger.com) amongst your Google+ Page's username in addition to password. Once y'all are signed inward equally your Google+ Page, glue the "Accept invitation" URL into the browser's address bar.

You should meet your Google+ Page's profile photograph in addition to yell inward the upper correct corner in addition to a big orangish "Accept Invitation" button. Now you tin flaming click the orangish button.


6. Now y'all tin flaming sign into Blogger equally your Google+ Page in addition to post using your Page identity.

7. Optional: Sign inward to Blogger using your master Google account, teach to your Settings in addition to promote your Google+ Page from "Author" to "Admin". As an Admin y'all volition move able to alter your blog's Layout, meet your Stats in addition to more.

Once you've got it ready it's easy. I'm posting equally a Google+ Page correct now!

Also see Adam Auster's post: Your surreptitious blogging identity

Related: Manage your Google+ Settings for your Blogger Blog

Use Google+ Without A Profile: Grapple Google+ Pages, Youtube Channels In Addition To More

Mostly no work anyway- read on for details
Google volition move shutting downwards Google+ for consumer accounts on Apr 2, 2019. 

All personal Google+ Profiles in addition to Google+ Pages volition move deleted, along amongst Google+ posts, photos in addition to videos uploaded to Google+. Any photos inward Google Photos volition rest there. This volition NOT close downwards your other Google products similar Gmail, Google Drive or YouTube. Google+ features on Blogger  and YouTube volition be will move removed inward Feb 2019. Back upwardly your Google+ photos and Google+ Page information before Apr 2nd!

Here is the bottom line, every bit of Nov 2018:
Your Google+ Profile is required for:
  • Google+ posting in addition to commenting
  • Posting comments on Blogger (or other sites) amongst Google+ comments enabled
  • If you lot usage Google+ comments on your Blogger blog, managing those comments
  •  Using apps inward the former Hangouts video calls interface in addition to inward Hangouts on Air (note: most of these apps were retired Apr 25, 2017)
  • Managing who tin contact you lot via Hangouts amongst Google+ Circles
If you lot delete your Google+ Profile:
  • All Google+ posts, comments in addition to +1s volition move permanently deleted
  • All Google+-based comments on Blogger blogs volition move deleted
  • YouTube comments should move retained (but if you lot shared them to Google+, those shares volition move deleted)
Here are the electrical current reasons to receive got a Google+ Profile (as of Nov 2018):
  • You usage Google+ every bit a social platform amongst your personal identity
  • You desire to move out comments on Blogger blogs (or other websites) using the Google+ comment system
  • You participate inward Hangouts on Air or Hangouts video calls, in addition to desire to access apps such every bit Hangouts Toolbar
  • You usage Google+ Circles for to a greater extent than fine-tuned permissions for who tin contact you lot via Hangouts 
Here are the reasons to receive got a Google+ Page:
  • You usage Google+ every bit a social platform amongst the identity of a brand, describe concern or arrangement (anything other than an private identity)
All you lot demand is a Google Account to create produce your describe concern or brand's Google+ or YouTube
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Since publishing this article inward June 2014 the requirement for a Google+ Profile has been gradually removed from a issue of Google products in addition to services. Read on if you lot are interested inward some Google history.

- July 2014: Google Hangouts grouping video calls on desktop no longer require a Google+ Profile for Google Apps customers (this was afterwards followed for consumer customers)
- September 2014: Google Hangouts grouping video calls on Android in addition to iOS no longer require a Google+ Profile.  
- Oct 2014: Google Hangouts extension no longer requires a Google+ Profile. 
- March 2015: Google Hangouts no longer requires a Google+ Profile for sharing photos.
-  May 2015: Google Photos launches, no longer requires a Google+ Profile
-  July 2015: Google announces Google+ volition eventually no longer move required for other Google products, including YouTube. 
- August 2015: Google+ Photos retired 
- Oct 2015: New non-Google+ Google My Business  Pages dashboard introduced for managing Google+ Brand Pages in addition to Locations
- Nov 2015: "New Google+" introduced with simpler interface, minimal profiles in addition to no Hangouts or Events
- Nov 2015: Google "About Me" page (aboutme.google.com) introduced, allowing you lot to create produce your Google identity without a populace profile
- Nov 2015: You tin now create a novel YouTube channel without Google+ in addition to delete your Google+ Profile without affecting your channel
- February 2016: Google Play Games introduces Gamer IDs, used instead of Google+ Profile identity
- April 2016: Leaving a review for a describe concern on Google no longer requires a Google+ Profile
- June 2016: Google+ Page at nowadays a service on a Brand Account
- August 2016: Picasa Web Albums retired, replaced past times Album Archive
- August 2016: Google+ Profile no longer required to move out a Google Play Store review
- August 2016 Google My Business mobile app no longer supports Brand Pages or other Google+ data
- August 2016: Google My Business Insights for Local businesses volition no longer include Google+ data
- September 2016: Hangouts on Air removed from Google+, at nowadays only inward YouTube Live Events
- October 2016: Creating a novel YouTube channel with a "business or other name" creates a Brand Account without a Google+ Page
- Fall 2016: YouTube Private Messages no longer require a Google+ identity
- Dec 2016: YouTube Custom URL scheme at nowadays independent of Google+
- December 2016: Update to the YouTube desktop notification bell, at nowadays dissever from Google+
- January 2017: Google My Business no longer supports Google+ Brand Pages at all, removes Google+ Insights
- Jan 2017: "Classic" Google+ Retired, amongst Events the only vestige of the former interface
- March 2017: Location Sharing removed from Google+ Android app, moved to Google Maps
- Apr 25, 2017: Google+ Hangouts API retired, most apps removed from Hangouts video calls
- after Apr 24 2017: Google+ functionality inward Gmail retired
- June 2017: Any pre-2014 YouTube channel that was never connected to Google+, in addition to that never confirmed its Google scream on YouTube has been migrated to a Brand Account (with no Google+ Page)
- Oct 2017: New Google My Business listings no longer receive got a Brand Account that tin move used for a Google+ Page or YouTube channel.
- March 2018: Google My Business begins toRemoval of Google+ features from Blogger and YouTube
- March 2019: Shutdown of the Google+ API,, removal of the Google notification bell on the 1 Google Bar.
- Apr 2, 2019: Shutdown of consumer Google+: deletion of all Google+ profiles on consumer accounts in addition to all Google+ Pages. 
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It's non widely known, but you lot are non required to receive got a Google+ Profile to create produce a Google+ Page or Page-connected YouTube channel. H5N1 Google Account tin manage upwardly to 100 dissimilar Google+ Pages (each amongst its ain YouTube channel), all without a Profile.

But what nearly other Google products in addition to services? Some, similar Hangouts, require a Google+ Profile to usage all their features. Others, similar Blogger, don't require a Google+ Profile at all.

This article volition comprehend how to create a Google+ Page without a Profile, what happens if you lot delete your existing Profile, in addition to using a Profile-less describe concern human relationship on your mobile device.

Contents:
If you lot conception to delete your Google+ Profile, please start here to acquire what volition tumble out to your account.

All the information inward this post should move accurate every bit of June 16, 2014. I volition update the details every bit I acquire of changes to products in addition to apps. If you lot receive got whatever questions or uncovering wrong information, delight permit me know!

Create a Google+ Business Page or Page-connected YouTube channel without a Google+ Profile

If you lot receive got created a Google account that does not have a Google+ Profile, you tin even thus create a Google+ Page. There are 3 principal ways to create a Google+ Page without a Profile:

Note: every bit of Oct 2016, creating a novel YouTube channel every bit a describe concern or build creates a Brand Account, but non a Google+ Page.
  1. Create a novel Page at business.google.com/create/brand
  2. Create a novel Google+ Page along amongst a YouTube channel
  3. Create a novel Google+ Page for your existing YouTube channel
Note that the instructions below are for a desktop computer. On Android devices Google+ Pages tin also move created using the Google My Business app.

1. Create a novel Google+ Page on Google+

As of Feb 2017, you lot tin create a novel Google+ Page on Google+, fifty-fifty if you lot produce non receive got a Google+ Profile. 

If you lot produce non yet receive got a Google+ account, only move to plus.google.com/pages/create to prepare a Google+ Page.
Update Oct 2015: How to create a novel Google+ Page (no Google+ Profile required)

There are 3 types of Pages:

Note: amongst the retirement of "Classic" Google+ inward Jan 2017, in that location is at nowadays only 1 type of Google+ Page. 
  • Local Businesses amongst a storefront and street address where you lot serve customers
  • Local Service Area Businesses, where you lot don't receive got a storefront, but you lot produce serve customers inward person. Some typical service expanse businesses are plumbers, taxis, caterers or consultants. 
  • Brands, which comprehend everything else: bands, shows, products, causes, organizations, entirely online businesses in addition to more
Once you lot receive got created a Google+ Page, signing inward to Google+ should select you lot straight to your Google+ Pages dashboard (plus.google.com/dashboard) novel Google My Business pages dashboard (business.google.com/manage/)

If you lot receive got existing Google+ Pages you lot tin create a novel Page from within Google+. Navigate to your principal Pages dashboard past times clicking the Pages icon inward the left menu, or move straight to plus.google.com/dashboard the Google My Business pages dashboard (business.google.com/manage/)

Click the blueish “Get your Page” push clit to start the Page creation process
.

Click the + push clit at lower right 



Or select + Add a build page or + Add a novel Location inward the left menu



More information: 

2. Create a novel YouTube channel that uses a "Business or other name"

Note: every bit of Oct 2016, creating a novel YouTube channel amongst a "Business or other name", creates a novel Brand Account, but non a Google+ Page. You tin add together a Google+ Page to the Brand Account at Google+.
If you lot receive got a build novel YouTube describe concern human relationship without a channel, the YouTube channel creation procedure allows you lot to select the choice to create a channel using a "business or other name" rather than your personal name..

Sign inward to YouTube (www.youtube.com), click the left carte icon in addition to then select “My Channel” from the menu. You volition move prompted to create a novel channel. 

At the bottom of the covert click Use a describe concern or other name




If you lot receive got an existing YouTube account, you lot tin move to "My Channels" (www.youtube.com/channel_switcher) in addition to click + Create a novel channel






You volition in addition to then move prompted to create a Google+ Page for your YouTube channel. 



Note that this procedure creates a Brand Account without a Google+ Page.

Learn to a greater extent than inward the YouTube assist center: Create a novel channel


If you lot would similar to receive got a Google+ Page, you lot receive got ii options:

1. First create your Google+ Page at Google My Business
  • first create your Google+ Page + Brand Account at business.google.com/create
  • then add together a YouTube channel to your Page past times signing into YouTube in addition to going to "My Channels" (www.youtube.com/channel_switcher).  Click the Brand Account scream to start the channel creation process.
OR 

2. Add a Google+ Page to your YouTube channel's Brand Account
  • first create your YouTube channel + Brand Account amongst a "Business or other name" at www.youtube.com/channel_switcher
  • then sign inward to Google+ (plus.google.com) in addition to switch to your Brand Account identity past times clicking your profile photograph at top right, in addition to selecting your channel's Brand Account
  • after you lot switch, you lot should meet the choice to create a Google+ Page on the left menu.

3. Create a Brand Account for your existing YouTube channel 

Note: every bit of Oct 2016, creating a novel YouTube channel amongst a "Business or other name", creates a new Brand Account, but non a Google+ Page. You tin add together a Google+ Page to the Brand Account at Google+.

If you lot have a YouTube channel that is non yet connected to Google+, you lot can connect it to a Google+ Page from your channel's advanced describe concern human relationship settings (www.youtube.com/account_advanced).

Click the blueish push clit labeled "Connect amongst a Google+ Page" (if you lot don't meet the button, your channel is probable already connected to Google+).



YouTube volition enquire for confirmation that you lot desire to usage "both names" - a dissimilar quest YouTube than you lot produce on the residuum of Google.



Learn to a greater extent than inward the YouTube assist center: Use a dissimilar scream on YouTube than your Google account

You tin add together a Google+ Page to your YouTube channel's Brand Account every bit described above.

What happens when you lot delete your existing Google+ Profile?

Can you lot delete an existing Google+ Profile in addition to even thus usage Google products in addition to services? Yes you lot can! However, you lot may lose some features in addition to functionality.

You tin delete your personal Google+ Profile without affecting the Google+ Pages that you lot ain or manage. You tin maintain using Gmail e-mail every bit you lot usually do. However, if you lot usage Hangouts or Blogger,  read on to determine whether the changes inward those products volition touching you.

5 3 Reasons You Should Not Delete Your Google+ Profile

If whatever of the next apply to you, visit carefully before you lot delete your Google+ Profile:
  1.  You receive got posted content on Google+ you lot desire to keep. Deleting your Google+ Profile permanently deletes all posts.
  2. You receive got made comments on YouTube videos or Blogger blogs using the Google+ comment system, in addition to desire to move along to comment using your existent name 
  3. You usage AutoBackup to upload photos from your mobile device (update 5/28/15)
  4. You similar to portion photos inward Hangout chats (update 3/15)
  5. You desire to usage the iOS Google+ or Hangouts apps on your iPhone or iPad (update 9/10/14)
  6. You desire to review local businesses or apps inward the Google Play shop using your existent name. (update 4/8/16, 8/13/16)
  7. You usage the apps inward Hangouts on Air or the former Hangouts Video Call interface
I strongly recommend trying to sympathize all the potential repercussions of deleting your Google+ Profile before you lot produce thus - some changes cannot move undone!

So what happens?


What happens when you lot delete your personal Google+ Profile:

  • All of your Google+ Profile's +1s, posts in addition to comments volition move permanently deleted
  • Your introduction, bragging rights, looking for, human relationship status, in addition to tagline volition move deleted
  • Any details non inward your Google describe concern human relationship About Me page (aboutme.google.com) volition move deleted
  • You volition not be able to move out Google+ Local describe concern reviews with your personal identity.  However, you lot tin move out reviews using a Google+ Page identity.
  • Your existing Local describe concern reviews volition non move deleted: They volition move marked every bit private in addition to accessible inward the "My Places" department of Google Maps. You volition move able to delete them there. 
  • You volition not move able to move out Google Play shop reviews or ratings amongst your personal identity.  However it is possible to sign into Google Play straight amongst a Google+ Page's username in addition to password to charge per unit of measurement apps. (update August 2016)
  • Your connections to some third-party services that usage Google+ sign-in volition move disabled. To create produce them move to Connected accounts settings.



GMail in addition to Account Details


Deleting your Google+ Profile should not touching your Gmail account. However, you lot volition non move able to alter some of your Profile details after deletion.
Update Nov 2015: your personal information tin move managed at aboutme.google.com without a Google+ Profile


Managing Google+ Pages


October 2015: the novel Google My Business dashboard launches for managing Google+ Brand Pages in addition to Google+ Local Pages ("Locations"). Pages tin move works life at business.google.com/manage/ rather than plus.google.com/dashboard
November 2015: it's no longer necessary to receive got a Google+ Profile to receive got an invitation to create produce a Google+ Page.
August 2016 Google My Business app no longer supports Brand Pages or other Google+ data and
Google My Business Insights for local businesses volition no longer include Google+ data

January 2017: Google My Business no longer supports Google+ Brand Pages at all, removes Google+ Insights

Note: every bit of Jan 2017 the only house to create produce Brand Accounts is myaccounts.google.com/brandaccounts

You shouldn't receive got whatever problem managing Google+ Pages without a Google+ Profile on your desktop figurer (business.google.com/manage/)  or using the Google My Business App (iOS or Android) on your mobile device. However, in that location are limitations:
  • You cannot receive got an invitation to create produce a Google+ Page without a Google+ Profile. If you lot are invited to create produce a Google+ Page, you lot volition receive got to (temporarily) add together a Google+ Profile to your describe concern human relationship to receive got the invitation. As of Nov 2015 you lot tin receive got the invite to create produce a Page without a Profile.
  • You cannot usage the iOS Google+ app without a Google+ Profile (????)
    The costless Google My Business app for iOS devices
    allows you lot to create produce your Pages on your iPhone or iPad.

Google Photos, Google+ Photos in addition to Picasa Web Albums


Google Photos launched, independent of Google+
August 2, 2016: Picasa Web Albums retired, Albums are inward Google Photos, in addition to Google+, Blogger in addition to Hangouts albums are inward the new Album Archive
November 2018: Google Photos removes the choice to portion images to Google+ directly

Your Google+ Photos volition move available inward Google Photos, Google Drive in addition to Picasa Web Albums, but you lot volition no longer receive got access to Google+ Photo features.

November 2015: the album gallery page for Google+ Photos is no longer accessible in addition to the novel Google+ does non receive got a Photos tab

Google Photos tin move accessed at photos.google.com in addition to inward the Google Photos mobile app
Picasa Web Albums tin move accessed at https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos

Without a Google+ Profile:


Hangouts

The only Hangouts features that require a Google+ Profile are the Google+ Hangouts Apps inward Hangouts on Air in addition to the former Hangouts Video telephone telephone interface. Most of those apps volition move retired Apr 25, 2017.

Without a Google+ Profile:
  • Access Hangouts at hangouts.google.com, in your Gmail account or using the Chrome Hangouts app or extension
  • You will no longer move able usage the Chrome Hangouts extension on your desktop computer. Update September 2014: it is now possible to use the Chrome Hangouts extension without a Google+ Profile. H5N1 Google describe concern human relationship is even thus required.
  • You volition only move able to participate inward 1:1 video calls, but non larger grouping video calls, using your personal Gmail identity. Update March 2015: at nowadays you lot tin participate inward grouping video calls amongst a Gmail identity. 
    You will move able to participate inward grouping video calls using your Google+ Page identity only if you lot receive got a lead sign-in (set before September 2016).
  • In video calls you lot volition not move able to usage Hangouts Video Call Apps other than Chat in addition to Screensharing (NOTE: every bit of Apr 2017 the Google+ Hangouts API is no longer supported, in addition to most video telephone telephone apps are no longer available) 
  • You cannot usage the iOS Hangouts App without a Profile.
    However, you lot tin usage the Android Hangouts app
     or the iOS Hangouts App with whatever Google account, whether it has a Google+ Profile or non (updated 10/1/14)
  • You will non move able to portion photos during Hangout chats on whatever device. As of March 2015 you lot tin portion photos inward Hangouts chats amongst your non-Google+ Gmail account
  • Your Hangouts albums can move works life in Picasa Web Albums (November 2015: Hangouts albums are no longer available inward Google+ Photos; August 2016: Picasa Web Albums retired, at nowadays Hangouts albums are inward Album Archive)
  • You will non move able to host a Hangout on Air using your personal identity from a Google+ Event As of Nov 2015, you lot tin host a Hangout on Air from YouTube Live Events without a Google+-connected channel.
  • As of September 2016 Hangouts on Air are component division of YouTube Live Events, no Google+ is required. .

YouTube 
  

As of Nov 2015, new YouTube channels are created without a Google+ Profile unless you lot usage a describe concern or other scream (Google+ Page). And every bit of Oct 2016, channels amongst a Business or Other Name are created on a Brand Account that does non receive got a Google+ Page.

The few remaining Google+ features on YouTube were removed inward Feb 2019.

YouTube usually works only fine without a Google+ Profile. However, if you lot receive got been using YouTube amongst a Google+ Profile identity, in that location volition move some pregnant changes upon deleting your Profile: 
  • All comments made on YouTube videos amongst your Google+ Profile identity (since Nov 2013) will move permanently deleted along amongst your Profile. This cannot move undone! 
  • If in that location is a YouTube channel connected to your Google+ Profile, deleting your Profile volition build the connected channel move private. If you've done this past times accident, it tin move reversed past times restoring your Google+ Profile.  Learn to a greater extent than here: YouTube Help: Google+ deletion or suspension
  • Any post you lot created on Google+ nearly 1 of your ain videos volition move deleted from Google+. If it is also visible on YouTube, it volition move along to appear on YouTube.
  • Any comment you lot created on YouTube inward response to a video, which is also visible on Google+ every bit a Google+ post, volition even thus be on YouTube but volition move deleted from Google+.
  • Any comment you lot created on Google+ that is at nowadays only visible on YouTube, inward relation to a post someone else made nearly a YouTube video, volition even thus be on YouTube.
  • Any +1 that you lot added on Google+ that is at nowadays only visible on YouTube every bit a like, inward relation to a post someone else made nearly a YouTube video, volition even thus be on YouTube.
  • Any other posts, replies, comments or +1s relating to a YouTube video that you lot created originally on either Google+ or YouTube but which only at nowadays appear on Google+ volition move deleted.
  • A Google+ Profile is required to acquire YouTube comment notifications nether the bell in addition to claim a novel Custom URL (December 2016: YouTube custom URLs independent of Google+, Update to the YouTube desktop notification bell)
  • Visibility of your YouTube comments based Google+ audience settings for historic catamenia or geographical location volition no longer apply.  (June 2018: YouTube comment visibility is no longer controlled past times Google+ audience restrictions)
To usage Google+ features on YouTube without a Google+ Profile,  move your channel to a Google+ Page.

A banking concern complaint about YouTube CMS: (Note: this is no longer move truthful every bit of Nov 2015)

Access to the CMS interface is via the YouTube channel connected straight to the Google describe concern human relationship linked to your CMS. That way your YouTube channel must either move connected to a Google+ Profile or move completely disconnected from Google+.

If your YouTube channel is currently connected to a Google+ Profile, you must disconnect your channel from Google+ before deleting your Profile or you lot volition lose access to CMS. You also cannot movement your channel to a Google+ Page, because that volition also crusade you lot to lose access to CMS. 
(Note: this may no longer move truthful every bit of Nov 2015)



Blogger blogs

If you lot usage a regular Blogger profile, rather than having your weblog connected to Google+, deleting your Google+ Profile should crusade few changes.

Note: Google+ features were removed from Blogger prior to the shutdown of Google+ inward Apr 2019.  In Feb 2019 blogs using Google+ comments were switched to Blogger comments, in addition to Google+ Follower in addition to +1 gadgets were removed from weblog layouts. 
In March 2019 Blogger accounts using Google+ profiles volition move switched to Blogger profiles.  
  • All of the Blogger weblog comments you lot receive got posted using the Google+ comment system - on your ain weblog or other people's blogs - will move permanently deleted along amongst your Profile.
  • To usage Google+ comments in addition to other Google+ features on your Blogger blog, at to the lowest degree 1 weblog writer must move using a Google+ identity. 
    • You tin use a Google+ Page identity for your blog if none of your blog’s authors receive got a Google+ Profile. Learn how to weblog amongst your Google+ Page identity.
    • If you lot produce non desire to usage Google+ comment system, you lot tin disable Google+ comments inward your blog's Google+ settings before deleting your Profile. Note that volition build all Google+ comments disappear from your blog.
      Learn to a greater extent than here: Blogger Help: Google+ comment FAQ
  • When you lot upload images to your weblog posts, your images are stored inward a blog-specific album that tin move accessed through Album Archive Picasa spider web albums or Google+ Photos. Google+ Photos volition move retired starting July 29, 2015. Nov 2015: your Blogger weblog album is no longer accessible inward Google+ Photos. August 2016: Picasa Web Albums retired, replaced past times Album Archive.
  • If you lot produce non desire your weblog photos in addition to images to move “Auto Enhanced”, move certain to plough off that choice inward your Google+ settings (plus.google.com/settings) before deleting your Google+ Profile. (Google Photos are no longer auto-enhanced.)
Other Google Products in addition to Services

In improver to what I've noted above, in that location may move other changes to your Google describe concern human relationship when you lot delete your Google+ Profile.  You tin acquire to a greater extent than inward the Google Help Center.

How to delete your Google+ Profile

So you lot are certain you lot desire to delete your Google+ Profile. How produce you lot produce that? You tin delete your Google+ Profile inward either your Google+ Profile's Settings (plus.google.com/settings) or your Google describe concern human relationship settings (myaccount.google.com)

How to delete your Google+ Profile inward your Google+ Settings

  1. Sign inward to Google+

  2. Open your Google+ Settings from the left carte (plus.google.com/settings)

  3. At the really bottom of the Settings page, click the link to

Delete your entire Google profile here .

  4.  You volition in addition to then move shown whole page of information nearly what volition tumble out when you lot delete your Google+ Profile.  Read it carefully!

  • At the top of the page it volition exhibit the e-mail associated amongst your Google+ Profile. Make certain you lot are deleting the right account!


  • Read all the details to move certain you lot sympathize the changes to your account.

How to delete your Google+ Profile inward your Google describe concern human relationship settings

1. Sign inward to Google amongst the same e-mail you lot usage to sign inward to Google+

2. Click your profile photograph inward the upper right corner of whatever page on Google



3. Click the blueish "My Account" button, opening myaccount.google.com

4.  Under Account Preferences click Delete your describe concern human relationship or services opening myaccount.google.com/preferences#deleteservices



5. Click Delete products



6. Enter your Google describe concern human relationship password

7. Under Delete a Google service click the trash tin adjacent to Google+





8. Read all the displayed information, in addition to click the box that you lot sympathize (and move certain you lot do)



9. Click Delete Google+

Google+ on Android: Using the Google+, Google My Business in addition to YouTube apps without a Profile

Note: every bit of the terminate of 2016, none of these apps require a Google+ Profile

When you lot sign into a profile-free Google+ describe concern human relationship on a desktop figurer you lot volition move redirected to plus.google.com/dashboard where you lot tin select 1 of your Google+ Pages to manage.

It is slightly to a greater extent than involved to add together your describe concern human relationship to the electrical current version of the Google+ app on an Android telephone or tablet.

Add your describe concern human relationship to the Google+ App

1. If you lot receive got non yet added your Google describe concern human relationship to your device, you lot tin produce thus past times selecting "Add an account" inward the Google+ app settings

2. You volition move prompted to sign inward to your Google account, using your e-mail username in addition to password. During the describe concern human relationship improver process, you volition move asked if you lot desire to add together a Google+ Profile - "Upgrade to Google+" - you tin reject past times clicking "Not now"

3. Return to the Google+ app in addition to you lot volition move prompted to select 1 of your account's Google+ Pages

4. You tin add together additional Google+ Pages that are managed past times your describe concern human relationship to the Google+ app past times tapping your scream at the top of the screen, in addition to then selecting "Switch Google+ page"

Note: before versions of the Google+ app may prompt you lot to create a Google+ Profile when trying to sign in. To create this, update to the electrical current version of the app (4.4.0 or later) or set a password for your Google+ Page in addition to usage that to sign into the app.

Learn to a greater extent than nearly Google+ for Android


Manage your Pages amongst the novel Google My Business App


As of August 2016, the Google My Business App no longer supports Google+ Page management or creation.

The  Google My Business app allows you lot to create produce your Google+ Pages, add together in addition to take away managers, in addition to meet your Pages’ Insights . You tin sign inward to the app using whatever Google describe concern human relationship on your device. Once you lot are signed in, you lot volition receive got access to all of the Pages owned or managed past times your account.

You tin add together a Google describe concern human relationship to the app past times tapping the carte icon on the upper right, in addition to then selecting “Accounts” from the menu.


Once a Google describe concern human relationship has been added, switch betwixt Page identities past times tapping the carte icon on the upper left, in addition to then tapping the downwards arrow adjacent to the electrical current Page name. You can select a Page from the listing of recent Pages, or tap “All Pages” to meet all of the Pages you lot manage.

You tin also create a novel Google+ Page from within the Google My Business App.

Learn to a greater extent than nearly how to edit your Page information in addition to manage your Google+ Local Pages using the Google My Business app.


Use your Brand Account identity on YouTube

YouTube lets you lot easily switch betwixt your dissimilar channel identities on desktop in addition to mobile. If you lot receive got a YouTube channel on a Brand Account (with or without a Google+ Page), you lot tin switch amongst a twosome of clicks or taps.

Instructions inward the YouTube assist center.

Google+ on iOS: Profile Required

If receive got an iPhone, iPad or other iOS device, you lot cannot usage the Google+ App without a Google+ Profile.  It is also non currently possible to sign inward to a Google+ Page directly. (Note: every bit of Nov 2015, this may no longer move true)

Learn to a greater extent than nearly Google+ for iOS

Learn nearly signing inward in addition to switching channel identities inward Youtube app for iOS

Update June 24, 2014: The free Google My Business app for iOS devices allows you lot to create produce your Pages on your iPhone or iPad. Learn to a greater extent than nearly Google My Business on mobile. (As of 2016, the Google My Business app no longer supports Google+ Pages)

Add a Google+ Profile to your Account

If you lot produce create upwardly one's take heed you lot desire to receive got a Google+ Profile, it's slow to add together one.

Simply sign inward at plus.google.com/me in addition to fill upwardly out the Google+ Profile creation form.

Just recall that your Google+ Profile must correspond you lot every bit an individual, non your business, arrangement or brand.

Confused? Get Help!

If you lot receive got questions, banking concern correspond the Google assist centers or post a query inward 1 of the official Google assist forums or communities:
Google+ Help Center
Google My Business Help Center

Acknowledgements

The information inward this has come upwardly out of multiple discussions amongst my boyfriend Top Contributors, in addition to much troubleshooting inward the Google+ Help Community, in addition to the Hangouts, Youtube in addition to Blogger Help forums. Thanks specially to +Kaleh Kohler, +John Skeats, +Whiskey Schulze, +Pieter Roggemans, +Kamal Tailor, +Brian Kennelly, +Ziggy Dziegman, +David Kutcher, +Adam Auster, +Justin Lauschin, in addition to +Luiz Fernando who made specific suggestions for changes in addition to additions to my post in addition to helped exam diverse scenarios.

Last updated March 2019