Google Photos is a very cool service; just the other day, I rediscovered how good it was when it prompted me to take a look at a few stories it had prepared from my holidays earlier in the year. A downside to Google Photos, that isn’t really an issue for Android users, is that it cannot be used without a Google+ account, but according to Bloomberg, Google might be getting rid of that requirement and spinning off Google Photos as a standalone app that won’t require Google+ logins.
Google Photos is widely considered the most useful part of Google+, and making it available to more people without Google’s requirements makes a lot of sense. This move could even give Google+ a leg up against its social media rival, Facebook, who’s own photo sharing acquisition, Instagram, enjoys a very healthy portion of the social media market itself. This is yet another change to Google+ in the wake of Vic Gundotra’s departure as head of Google+ as the social media giant tries what it can to make more of an impact in the social media space.
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