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Google Messages Now Displays Stunning Ultra HDR Images

Google Messages has joined the league of apps supporting Ultra HDR, a revolutionary image format in Android 14. This format enhances photography by embedding an HDR gain map in the metadata of images, resulting in vibrant colors and increased contrast when viewed on compatible devices. While Google Chrome and Google Photos had already incorporated Ultra HDR support, Google Messages quietly joined the list in September 2023, just before the Pixel 8 series launch.

Sharing Ultra HDR images via Google Messages using RCS ensures that the HDR gain map is retained, providing recipients with a visually enhanced photo experience on compatible devices. Despite lacking a distinct icon or text to identify Ultra HDR images, opening them on devices like the Pixel 8 series triggers the automatic application of the HDR gain map, bringing out richer colors and highlights.

Although some social media platforms may compress or remove Ultra HDR metadata, Google Messages preserves the gain map, allowing backed-up images to retain their enhanced quality in Google Photos. It’s important to note that Google Photos currently doesn’t support editing Ultra HDR pictures without losing metadata. For editing while retaining metadata, users can turn to Adobe Lightroom.

Presently, only the Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro support capturing 10-bit Ultra HDR photos, while viewing capabilities extend to the Pixel 7 series and newer models. As more Android flagship phones enter the market, the list of supported devices is expected to grow in the coming months.

To witness the superior quality of Ultra HDR images compared to regular photos, users can explore a dedicated GitHub repository by Android expert Mishaal Rahman. The immediate improvement in image quality is evident when viewed on compatible devices such as a MacBook Pro or the Pixel 8.

November 30, 2023
Where Can You Find Archived Messages on Facebook?

Do you want to find messages from many old days of Facebook? Maybe you need a conversation with your friend that happened a few years ago. Meta Corporation has made it easy for you to find the whole message.

No matter which device you use, Microsoft or Apple, you must first get into the web version of Facebook. Then you need to login with user ID and password. Then click on the Messenger icon with the mouse. If you look at the bottom, you will see that there is an option to view all the messages at once. Click there. Then there is the 3 dot sign with the ‘chat’ option. Next to it will be the option to view the archived message. You can see from the beginning to the end of all types of massage.

How to find from mobile?

You can view archived messages from Apple’s iPhone or Android. But first of all you can use Messenger app. Click on your profile from the app. Enter the archive option from the ‘me’ page. In this option you can see all the messages of the old days. Enter the archive message of the friend you want to view and see the information.

Facebook values all kinds of information and messages of people. So people need it so that they can easily find it again so they keep it in archive without deleting it.

May 29, 2023
How to use Google Messages on your laptop or desktop

Google Messaging is one of the company’s core services. However, for the time being, this service will not work on Apple’s devices. The company has adopted a strategy so that you can use Google’s messaging service on your personal PC. Customers had a number of complaints about Google’s messaging service. Then, Google finally moved towards a permanent solution.

Although Google has its own desktop operating system, you do not need to use Chrome to send messages from your computer. All you need is a web browser. Here’s how to use the Google messaging service on your computer.

Although the service is pre-installed on US-based smartphones, however, Pixel and Samsung devices may not get this service from the 1st day. However, you can download all the messages on the device from the Play Store.

Set this as your default SMS app and follow these steps:

1. Go to the Google Messaging website from your computer.

2. Click on the “Messages for Web” button in the upper right corner

3. You need to have a web client to use the messaging service. (You do not need to sign in to your Google Account to activate it.)

4. Launch the Messages app.

5. Select “Device Pairing” from the top right menu.

6. Scan the QR code from the phone’s camera.

7. Wait until the desktop is connected to your phone.

8. Both your phone and your computer will be reloaded.

9. You can see the conversations list on the browser’s left side.

From here, you can read and use browser messages just like your phone. Even if you haven’t signed in to your Google Account, your computer will still have Google Messaging service connected to your smartphone. You can turn Dark Mode on or off if you wish. You can change the way you send messages using the keyboard. You can use this service on one device at a time. You can connect the smartphone to the PC, but you may have to repeat this process when you return to your computer.

May 27, 2023