why does the OS X app try to connect to google?
plus.google.com TCP-Port 443 (https)
What makes you think so?
There are no references to any sites (except the default hub) in the source code.
because little snitch tells my that the app wants to connect.
What program is your little snitch? It's so useful I want to install it on my computer.
this is little snitch:
https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.htmlAs soon as youre connected to the Internet, applications can potentially send whatever information they want to wherever they want. Sometimes they do this for good reason, on your explicit request. But often they dont.
Little Snitch intercepts these unwanted connection attempts,
and lets you decide how to proceed.