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by Jwsonic 5451 days ago
Normally Android apps (the 'properly' written ones) use the same code base across tablets and phones. Most of the layout is done as xml, with different xml files loaded based on the size of the screen, resolution, etc.

That being said I checked out the Google+ app on my Xoom and it does not appear that they included proper tablet configurations yet.

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Yep. I'm aware that you're supposed to scale with size nicely in order to make an app work nicely on all screen sizes. But there should be more than that. My Xoom's camera is far better than my desktop's webcam, but the app lacks the Hangout feature - the only part of Google+ that's really magical for me.

So the 10" tablet app has a layout designed for a 3" screen, ignores the incredible hardware capabilities of the device (two video cameras! no video chat?), notifications that pop up after I've seen them twice already, etc.

It's just no good at the moment, but I'm sure it will improve with time.

Hangouts still arent available for Google+ mobile. I they make it available soon, Hangouts is really an awesome feature.
Wow that sounds horrible