Google Play drops the Google+ account requirement for app reviews

Google seems to be realizing, at long last, that very, very few people care about Google+. While there have been endless -- as yet unfounded -- rumors that Google's social tool could be killed off, for now the company appears content simply to decouple it from other services.

The latest change means that Android users looking to post reviews on Google Play no longer have to have a Google+ account to do so. Cue general whooping.

It comes hot on the heels of another recent change which saw the ability to +1 apps in Google Play, and it's a move that's likely to prove popular. While Google+ certainly has its supporters, it remains a little-used and much-misunderstood social network, eclipsed by the like of Facebook and Twitter.

It's also likely to result in an increase in the number of reviews that are posted. The previous requirement to have a Google+ account was seen by many as just too much of an obstacle -- and more reviews can only be a good thing.

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