On: A new UI annoyance

[smegel]

Strange that you need a G+ account to view this...not very open is it.

[gebe → smegel]

Worked without an account for me.

[notatoad → gebe]

every single link to G+ this comes up, and every single time the response is the same: If you are signed in to google but not G+, you have to sign in. If you aren't signed in to google, you don't have to sign in.

[monochromatic → notatoad]

Holy shit, how broken is that? It should come up every time until it changes.

[smegel → notatoad]

I should have made this clear, but I was using my Android phone, and I don't really get much of a choice. Either way, still sucks.

Why cant I read the web without a public profile that includes my real-world first and last names?

[icebraining → smegel]

You can. You just need to sign in to Google again, not G+. Or, you can log out completely.

[smegel → icebraining]

Not on my Android phone. When I click on the link, I get taken to a page where I am asked to create a Google+ Profile by entering my first and last name. There is no "skip" button or any other way to bypass this screen. If it wasn't clear, I dont want to create a Google Profile, let alone a G+ account.

I could try and logout, but this has certain implication on my Android phone I don't want, like possibly disconnecting Sync and Gmail etc.

Also, saying "you can, but..." is a weasely way to describe things. I think that having to do anything beyond clicking on a link in order to read a public webpage is an unacceptable barrier.

[gebe → notatoad]

Wow, I didn't know about that. Thanks for sharing.