Google+ to bid farewell on April 2: Here's how to save your data, and what else will be affected

It's almost time to bid farewell to Google+, the tech giant's social media network. In an announcement in December, the company had said that it would shut down Google + in April.

Google said "low usage and challenges involved in maintaining a successful product that meets consumers' expectations" were the reasons behind its decision.

On April 2, all Google+ accounts and any pages users have created, along with photos and videos will be deleted. However, don't be surprised if you continue to see part of your Google+ account via activity log (or if G-Suite users see some consumer Google+ content) for a while post the date, as it will take the company some time to complete the deletion process.


As the date approaches, the tech giant is asking users to download and save their content.

To ensure that you don't lose any data, Google has a special page from where users can download all their content. If you were a Google+ Community owner or moderator, you can download and save the data for the Google+ Community. Starting early March 2019, data will be available for download, including author, body, and photos for every community post in a public community.

And if you're wondering what happens to all those sites and apps you signed-in to using the Google+ login button, well there's nothing to worry about. While most of those buttons will stop working in the coming weeks, some of them may be replaced by a Google sign-in option - so you'll be able to login using the Google account.