Full-bleed link posts make their way to the Google+ Android app

Link posts with large thumbnails can now be seen in your stream on Google+ for Android, 7 months after rolling out to the web.

Back over half a year ago in March, Google started rolling out a visual improvement to shared posts with links attached. Thumbnails went super-sized and the font for the page's title was made larger. There's no doubt about it, this new link post format was made to stand out in your stream.

The new format was seen on streams across the desktop and the mobile web just mere weeks later but there had been no sign of it on the Google+ Android app, that is until now, 6 months later.

Better late than never they say, and that's true in this case.  The new-look link posts work exactly as they do on the web, with full-bleed images to boot.

The rollout should be complete at this point, just load up your Google+ stream on your Android to check them out in all their glory. If you're a web developer and wondering why shares from your site aren't displaying in the new format, here's the recipe.

Are you glad the Android app has finally caught up or just prefer the traditional look? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.