Gmail users will no more be forced to sign up for Google+

Washington: A report has revealed that Google has lifted its requirement that made it compulsory for new Google users to create a Google+ account. A new 'No thanks' button will now allow users to skip creating a Google+ account when one signs up for a Gmail, Google Docs, or other Google account.

Google had earlier stopped forcing its Google+ users to use their real names in July and had done away with the 'Sign In with Google+' buttons in exchange for a more straightforward "Sign In The Google" button in April.