Android owners are just realising there’s a hidden free phone upgrade that instantly boosts their photos
GOOGLE Messages is finally giving Android owners the WhatsApp treatment in letting users send Ultra HDR images in messages.
The Android native messenger has been undergoing a bit of a revamp this year.
Just last week, the messenger was rumoured to be introducing a noise cancellation button for voice notes and calls.
Now that Google Messages has adopted RCS – the next generation of SMS – the app will let users send pictures in the high quality they were taken in.
In-chat photos will appear brighter and more colourful.
Previously, the messenger squashed the quality down to make images easier to send.
They’d send faster, and with less data required to push them through the airwaves.
But those days are – mostly – gone, according to a Droidlife report.
And just in time too, as the latest Android 14 update for Google Pixel owners and One UI 6 for Samsung devices has rolled out a host of new camera and photo editing perks.
These perks include a makeover of the camera app itself, as well as a major AI upgrade for Samsung users.
However, it’s important to note that Google Messages will automatically send a lower quality photo faster unless you change your settings.
To send Ultra HDR images, open your Messages settings menu and disable Send photos faster.
Meta-owned WhatsApp introduced the same feature to its 2billion users earlier this year.
Google following in Meta’s footsteps has left some Android fans wondering whether they might ditch WhatsApp for good.
What does Chrome's Incognito Mode hide?
Here's what you need to know...
- Anyone on your Wi-Fi network could potentially use special spy software to view what you’re browsing, regardless of Incognito Mode.
- And your employer will be able to use similar technology to see what you’re browsing at work, too.
- It’s entirely possible that your employer logs every website you visit while at work.
- Your internet service provider (like BT, Virgin, and so on) will also be able to see what you’re doing online.
- That means the police can also get access to what you view in Incognito Mode, simply by requesting that information from your internet provider.
- The websites you’re using will also be able to track that you’re online on their page, too.
- Google will know where you’re browsing from, and what you’re looking at.
- And if you log into a website, they’ll also be able to keep track of information about you.
- So when you log into Facebook in Incognito Mode, details about what you do on the site will be recorded – just the same as if you were using it in a normal web browser.
- The key point is that Incognito Mode is not a great method of ensuring privacy, because it’s still very easy to track what you’re doing online.
- It’s only really useful for keeping websites out of your browsing history, or logging into a single website on multiple accounts in the same web browser.