Apps & Services
EU Users Now Unlink Meta Platforms: Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, Ahead of the New Law
European users are close to getting the new ability to unlink their Instagram and Facebook accounts, as well as other Meta services, ahead of the bloc’s new Digital Markets Act (DMS) arriving into force probably in March.
Meta has announced that soon, in March, users will be able to unlink their Instagram and Facebook accounts. Noticeably, initially, the brand will apply all these changes in the European Union, European Economic Area, and Switzerland, and notifications informing users of the change will appear soon in March.
Basically, by this feature, the brand is permitting the users to use multiple Meta services without even sharing their information between them. Now the users who already linked their Facebook and Instagram accounts with each other can easily unlink them.
Noticeably, Facebook Marketplace and Facebook Gaming users are also permitted to use these services without even drawing information from their main Facebook page, but here’s a catch. Meta stated that if they use this unlink feature, then the functionalities get reduced. This new version of Meta follows the same announcement from Google a couple of days ago, which stated that it would permit users to stop the sharing of data between services such as Search, YouTube, Google Maps, and Chrome.
In both scenarios, the changes are the result of the DMA, which fully takes effect on March 6. Meta and Google’s holding company Alphabet were among the six brands designated as “gatekeepers” under the DMA last September.
Taking a review of the previous announcement of Meta, in early December it stated that it would drop the support of Instagram and Facebook users to send messages across services anywhere in the world, although in that case the company did not cite the DMA as the reason for the changes. Also in November, it debuted an ad-free paid subscription option for Facebook and Instagram in the EU, citing unspecified regulation changes.
Apart from this, the other expected enhancements in the EU as a result of DMA include services such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger being made consistent with competitors and Apple being forced to open up iOS to side-loading.
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Samsung has released a new update for the “Samsung Core Services” application, version 3.1.01.1. With the latest update, the company has brought many significant changes to its applications, but they will surely improve their functionality.
According to the changelog, the latest update for the Samsung Core Services application includes new improvements, minor bug fixes, and some device performance enhancements.
For your information, Samsung Core Services is an application that provides the primary features used by Samsung applications quickly and easily through application updates, as opposed to software updates.
If you want to get the constant service of the Korean giant’s original application, then you should keep the “Samsung Core Services” application up-to-date. To do that, simply go to the Galaxy Store, select the menu option, then tap on the update option. If the update is available, tap the update button.
For starters, the Samsung Core Services application gives several utility options, such as Samsung Search. It provides a device search engine platform that enhances the functionality of various Samsung applications, including Contacts, Settings, and Finder. Along with this, the application also offers query suggestions to users, manages the incoming message, and extracts the verification to provide inline suggestions in the keyboard.
Samsung is delicately providing photo editing tools under the Gallery application. It has recently introduced some new features with the One UI 6.1 update, which also brings enhancements to the photo editing features. To maintain its stability, the company has released a new update.
Samsung Photo Editor Update
The Samsung photo editor update is coming with the firmware version number 3.4.21.45. The latest update doesn’t get any official description about the changes, but it is expected that the update will improve some functional improvements that will enhance the working of the editing features.
If you are having any issues editing photos through the default photo editor after installing One UI 6.1, then you should check out the latest update from the Galaxy Store. It is worth noting that the update comes with a software package of 51.81 MB and is limited to Galaxy devices running Android 14 and One UI 6.0 or above.
Samsung’s photo editor offers a variety of tools that allow users to easily edit photos in various ways. Use the transformation menu for concision edits such as changing angles, resizing, and more, as well as different filters from the menu to change the overall feel of your photo. Along with this, there are multiple features available that will help you give the photo a whole new touch, and Samsung frequently adds new features from time to time, so keep the application up-to-date to get a better experience.
Google is not only responsible for providing major software support for Android devices, but it is also continuously working to enhance some utility features through its original applications. One such example is Google Photos, which has recently introduced several AI features that help to quickly edit photos and provide some features to manage videos. Recently, the company has introduced the ‘Carousel’ element, which adds innovative photo exploration to the application.
Google has brought a new update for its multimedia manager application, Google Photos. It is spotted on the Play Store with the version number 6.81. With the software update, the company has made a new change to the main screen of the application. After installing the latest update, when the user opens the application, it will provide a fresh experience while scrolling through images on the main screen.
Carousel gets a new effect and gives a new photo-exploring experience
With the new update, Google has introduced a new ‘Carousel’ component of the Material 3 library. Now, when you scroll, it offers a smooth parallax effect, which is different from normal scrolling. The component is stacked on top of the screen, which gives you the opportunity to revisit old memories with different tabs. To get the new scrolling tab, you just need to update the application to the latest version.
How to update Google Photos
Google Photos update is now available to download. Users can easily install the latest update via the Google Play Store. To directly jump to the download page, you can use this link, or you can also usually go to the Google Play Store and search for Google Photos.