![]() ![]() Microsoft wants you to use SkyDrive, Apple wants you to use iCloud, Amazon wants you to use S3, Sony wants you to use Photo Unlimited, everyone and anyone has their own silly proprietary garbage they want novice users to use because it makes switching hard. Is Google evil? No, they’re just trying to make money. Source: Android Central Choose which category of Default apps you want to change (assistant, browser, launcher phone, SMS, etc.). Tap on the three-dot menu on the middle-right side. But on the other hand, Google has Google Play Services, and if they want to, they can push their own Photo Gallery application to each and every Android device if they want to, similar to how they forced Google Hangouts down everyone’s throats. Here are the steps to making the photos app your default app. ![]() They’re not going to give a damn about this change. HTC has a custom photo gallery, as does Samsung, LG, Sony, you get the idea. How serious is this? On one hand, most Android devices sold today have a thick layer of custom software from the company that assembled the actual hardware. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to ecosystem lock-in. If you pick up either of the two new Google Play Edition devices that were announced yesterday, you’ll notice that the only way to view the photos you’ve taken is to open the Google+ Photos application. The social network’s latest victim is Android’s photo gallery application. YouTube, Android, Google Docs Drive, nothing can escape the Google+ reign of terror. Ever since Google launched their Facebook clone, Google+, they’ve slowly been integrating it into all their services. ![]()
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