I've been trying to get into Google+ recently but it's been a bit of an uphill struggle. You see, I like my phone, my Nexus S. It's an actual Google phone! However the Google+ app is making it difficult for me. No offline reading. No sharing. It's really not much use. I am longing for Tweetdeck to start supporting G+. Anyway, this got me into some ranting at work about offline reading. What are good apps that let you read offline? What are good apps that let you store links to read when you get back online? Since I commute in London by tube, using my phone offline is big deal. So I've now installed an Instapaper client and it covers both issues. If I'm reading tweetdeck on the tube and want to follow a link, I can save it to Instapaper instead and read it later. It sounds so tiny but it's a huge relief to finally have a system for something that bugs me EVERY day.
In summation :
Dear Google Plus Android App Developers,
We are not always online. There are tubes. There are high mobile data costs. There are poor Wi-Fi scenarios. Poor mobile coverage scenarios. Please add offline capability before we give up altogether. Be part of the solution, not the problem.
Kisses,
Caroline
