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Google Photos Home Screen Shortcut makes accessing local folders easy

Google Photos is a useful application when it comes to managing photos stored locally or in Google Drive. Besides, it also has a great photo and video editing tool.
However, accessing photos stored locally on your phone is a daunting task. For those of you who don’t know, these images can be found within a folder called “Library”, located at the bottom of the tab.
According to the Google News-Telegram group, Google is making it easier to find your locally stored screenshots and other folders. A new shortcut located at the top of the Home Photos screen will help you with that.
The Telegram group shared a few screenshots (attached below) that will help you understand better. Screenshots show a shortcut that is hard to miss on the app’s home screen. In addition, the shortcut will also show you the number of new photos added to a folder.
Google Photos Shortcut is a recent version of the app
The new card will not be limited to screenshots (via-AndroidPolice). Google Images may also show newly updated folders with new media files and may be displayed on the home screen, but examples are not available.
Google Photos may also show this card to recommend recently updated albums or other galleries. It may use machine learning to show you what the app thinks you might want to see.
Recently, Google Photos introduced a feature that allows users to change the date or time of an image. This is useful as you now do not need to open the Google Photos desktop version to do so.
In addition, the Android app has received Material You makeover with new home screen design features. However, the new Google Photos shortcut comes out with a server-side update.
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Samsung’s Latest USB-C Plugin Update for Headphones Rolling Out

Samsung has pushed a new update for its USB-C app, which provides users with the latest codec of bundle earphones. The fresh update for the USB-C app brings the ability to update the latest codec of bundle earphones.
The Korean tech giant aims to improve the sound quality and performance of the earphones through this update. It also fixes some issues that users may have encountered with the app in the last version. However, there is no new feature or change noted.
Users can easily update the Samsung USB-C app on their smartphones by opening the Galaxy Store, tapping on the Menu option, and then clicking on Updates. If you have received the update, tap on the refresh icon next to the USB-C app to get the latest codec and enjoy the best sound quality from their earphones.
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Fresh Samsung Calendar update available for One UI devices

October 2023 has started and Samsung is releasing a new update for its Calendar app, which brings some bug fixes and functional enhancements. The update is rolling out to One UI-based Galaxy devices with version number 12.2.13.0.
The new update for the Samsung Calendar app fixes some issues that users have reported, such as the app crashing, freezing, or not syncing properly. It also improves the performance and stability of the app.
The update is available through the Galaxy Store app with an installtion package size of 29.91MB, and users can check for it by going to Galaxy Store >> Menu option >> Update. Alternatively, users can also download the latest version of the Samsung Calendar app from the Google Play Store or third-party source link mentioned here.
Samsung Calendar app is one of the important apps that Samsung updates regularly to provide a better user experience and functionality. In addition to this, the company also updates its other apps, such as Samsung Internet, Samsung Messages, Samsung Gallery, and Samsung Keyboard, with new features and improvements.
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Google Messages updates its share sheet with a new conversation picker

Google is testing a new way to share and forward texts and chats from Messages for Android that is a Conversation Picker feature. Instead of a pop-up window, you will see a full-screen page where you can choose who to send the message to.
Users can search for a contact or choose one from the list of recent conversations. In addition, they can view the last message in each conversation to help them make a decision as well as select multiple recipients and tap Next to proceed to the chat screen.
The new page also shows all your contacts below the recent conversations. However, it does not show their phone numbers, which might be confusing if users have multiple entries for the same person.
This new feature is not widely available yet, even in the beta version of Google Messages. It might be a server-side switch that Google is testing with a small group of users. It is not clear when it will be rolled out to everyone.