Consumer Google+ Shutdown

This is an article from Google LLC‘s blog announcing the consumer Google+ shutdown.

Frequently asked questions about the Google+ shutdown
To help you navigate the consumer Google+ shutdown, here’s a list of common questions that may come up for you during this process.

A new version of the Google+ Android app was released on February 21, 2019. All Android users will need to update to this Google+ Android app immediately to continue using the app. Old versions of the app will no longer be supported. Users can still use Google+ on their mobile web browser at plus.google.com. Note however that on April 2, 2019, we are shutting down the consumer (personal) version of Google+.

FAQ updates
Below are some notable changes in the FAQ. To see all changes, see the full FAQ below. New questions will be marked with [new]. Revised questions will be marked [revised].
• We have added a summary of the consumer Google+ shutdown.
• Photos and videos backed up to Google Photos will not be deleted.
• All events created in Google+ will be removed from Google Calendar and birthdays of people in your Google+ Circles will no longer be displayed (birthdays from your Contacts will not be affected) as early as March 11, 2019. Events created from Google Calendar will not be impacted.
• Community owners and moderators can download and save data for their public Google+ Communities with additional details for every community post.
• The Google+ shutdown should not affect your Google My Business listing. These are two separate products with different accounts.
• Some YouTube functionality that was built with Google+ may be impacted including channel art and channel icon editing on mobile, private video sharing to Google+ circles, links to Google+ profiles on YouTube channel pages, Google+ custom URLs for channel pages, and commenting with outdated versions of the YouTube mobile app.

What’s happening?
• On April 2, 2019 we are shutting down the consumer (personal) version of Google+, a social network by Google.
• If you want, you can download and save your Google+ data; this may take time so get started before March 31, 2019.
• If you have a G Suite Account, as part of your work or school, you can continue to use Google+ within your organization.
• No other Google products (such as Gmail, Google Photos, Google Drive, YouTube) will be shut down as part of the consumer Google+ shutdown. The Google Account you use to sign in to these services will remain.
• You can delete your Google+ account before the consumer Google+ shutdown.