News & Reviews:   photos

Yes, you read that right. This isn't just some survey from a media outlet, but by Samsung itself. A recent survey of users of Samsung Galaxy phones has found that while many recognise flaws in their photos, a surprisingly large share never use the phone’s built-in AI editing features.

Back in January, Instagram introduced its subscription service for the creators to earn a profit through what they post on the social media platform. However, the subscriptions only covered minimal content, such as stories and live streams. Now, Instagram will be adding photos, videos, or Reels into the package, which is one of the most requested changes by the creators.

Instagram might start asking you for money soon in order to see your favourite influencers' posts. According to the app's App Store listing, the platform will move away from conventional ads for monetization and launch subscriptions as "different ways to facilitate a financial relationship between a fan and a creator."

Great news to the iOS and iPadOS users because Apple had rolled out the new public betas of iOS and iPadOS 15. If you wish to signup for the beta testing program, you may click here. 

Those who signed up for Apple's beta testing program can now download the iOS and iPadOS 15 from the Public Beta website. According to sources, the company had added plenty of new features for the latest iOS.

Starting from 1 June 2021, Google will no longer be offering free unlimited storage for photos that are uploaded onto Google Photos using the “High quality” setting. With that being said, you might want to consider subscribing to Google One which lets provides you with up to 2TB of additional storage space starting from as low as RM8.49 a month.

Based on a statement by Twitter user @MishaalRahman, it seems that the Google One subscription could allow users to edit their photos directly via Google Photos. While there is no official information in regards to when the aforementioned feature will be available in Malaysia, we do know that the feature could allow users to apply filters and presumably more once it is officially available for the public.

Google has officially announced on their support page stating that the Google Photos automatic backup & sync feature on messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Messages, and more have been disabled temporarily in order to reduce bandwidth usage. While there is no news on when we can expect Google to re-enable the feature, it will most likely be available again as soon as the COVID-19 outbreak slows down.