Apps & Services
WhatsApp is planning to make the platform compatible with exchanging messages across other chatting apps
Recently, the EU has brought some new rules related to interoperability, which convey that all social media platforms will be able to receive and send messages to each other without the limitation of the same applications. According to the information revealed in the interview with Dick Brouwer, the interoperability feature with their- party chat apps will start with files, text messages, videos, and voice messages sent from one person to another.
WhatsApp to announce its plan to support third-party chats next month
According to EU norms, the big social media giants are significant players in the industry as they hold three major social media applications, including Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook.
So WhatsApp is already prepared to bring this functionality to the devices. According to the information, the developer team of WhatsApp is working towards building a way for other messaging apps to plug themselves into its service and let people chat across apps, all without breaking the end-to-end encryption it uses to protect the privacy and security of people’s messages. The company is planning to announce it next month.
As far as privacy and security are concerned, WhatsApp has urged other apps to use the Signal encryption protocol which is used by Meta. Besides its services, namesake app, and the Meta-owned messengers, the signal Protocol is publicly disclosed as being used in Google messages and Skype. To send messages, third-party apps must encrypt the content using the signal protocol and package it into message stanzas in the eXtensible markup language. To make it more clear about the approach, the WhatsApp official states —
“We think that the best way to deliver this approach is through a solution built on WhatsApp’s existing client-server architecture,” Brouwer says, adding that it has been working with other companies on the plans. “This effectively means that the approach that we’re trying to take is for WhatsApp to document our client-server protocol and let third-party clients connect directly to our infrastructure and exchange messages with WhatsApp clients.”
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.