Unbanned G+: The Ultimate 2026 Guide to Google’s Social Network – Features, Benefits & More

Google+ was Google's social network. Consumer accounts were shut down in April 2019 after the company said it would wind the product down. A later enterprise version for business customers also ended. In 2026 there is no official Google+ app, website, or "unbanned" relaunch.

Pages that promise an unbanned G+, a restored login, or a leaked APK are not Google. They trade on the old logo. Some are ad farms. Some ask you to sign in with a Google account on a domain Google does not own, which is a phishing pattern. Google's real sign-in stays on accounts.google.com.

What still exists

• Your Google Account, Gmail, YouTube, and Photos, which were never the same product as Google+.
• Anything you downloaded from Google Takeout before the shutdown, if you saved a copy.
• Public posts that other sites quoted at the time. Those copies are not a live profile.

You cannot recover a deleted Google+ profile from settings, because the service is gone. A message that says your G+ was banned and can be restored for a fee is a scam. Google does not charge to unban a product it no longer runs.

If you want a public profile tied to your name, YouTube channels and a personal site are the pieces Google still supports. Neither one is Google+, and neither one will import your old circles.