In another update today, Googler Dave Cohen has announced a new feature to the photo lightbox, which improves photo discovery on Google+.
Previously, you could cycle through the photos in an album with the lightbox and not hit an 'end', but when trying to get past the last photo, instead of going back to the first photo of the album, a pop-up box will display letting you know that you've finished the album.
The new update to the photo lightbox improves photo discovery, and highlights currently popular photos on +Google+ by adding a new feature which links you to more photos from the photographer, photos of people in the album as well as popular photos on Google+.
The new update to the photo lightbox improves photo discovery, and highlights currently popular photos on +Google+ by adding a new feature which links you to more photos from the photographer, photos of people in the album as well as popular photos on Google+.
It's all in a really nice, sleek interface which is bound to attract users to engage and share more.
"Viewing and sharing photos is a huge part of the Google+ experience. So today we're excited to launch a new way to find & explore even more awesome pictures.As the quote says, the feature is currently rolling out so not everyone has this yet. Keep an eye on the lightbox though as you should get the new feature within the next few days.
When you reach the end of an album in the lightbox, we'll now highlight more albums by the photographer, more photos of people in the current album, as well as popular photos across Google+. The end of every album is now the beginning of another adventure!
This feature will be rolling out gradually on desktop, so if you don't see it yet, rest assured you'll see it soon. Enjoy!"
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