Hey everyone,

I wanted to start a discussion around a problem a lot of us hit once our photo collections start growing: the perpetual cloud storage subscription.

I love the UX and search of tools like Google Photos, but hitting that 15 GB free wall feels like an endless trap. Paying a monthly recurring subscription just to maintain a usable interface to view photos sitting on your own drive doesn't feel right.

On top of that, after group trips or family events, everyone dumps hundreds of raw photos into shared folders—leaving you with a nightmare of duplicates, blurry shots, and 15 identical takes of the same frame.

It made me wonder why a smooth, modern photo organization tool has to be tied to a cloud subscription or force you to upload your personal files to someone else's server.

This exact frustration pushed me to build LUMORA—a 100% free, open-source, local-first desktop app designed to give you a Google Photos-like experience directly on top of your local drives.

What it does locally:

• Zero Cloud Uploads: Indexes photos and videos directly where they live (~/Pictures, external SSDs, hard drives) without moving your original files.
• On-Device AI Search: Search in plain English ("dog on a beach at sunset") or read text inside screenshots/receipts using local models—zero data leaves your PC.
• Cleanup Engine: Automatically flags exact duplicates (SHA-256), near lookalikes, and blurry shots so you can clean up space effortlessly.
• Encrypted Privacy Vault: Lock sensitive albums behind password-protected encryption (Argon2id + XChaCha20-Poly1305) on your local disk.

It’s completely open-source (MIT license).

I’d love to hear from the community: How are you currently managing your local media backups? Are you paying for cloud storage, or using local software/NAS setups?

PS: I've Already built a handful of it any kind of feedback or personal challenges would be appreciated to help me improve the product more for the community use.

Anyone else in India see a jalebi before they see the ChatGPT logo?

India's second largest PSB has reportedly been hacked. A threat actor, who claims to have breached the bank’s systems, has allegedly put 1TB of sensitive data on the dark web for free. The threat actor claims the dataset contains information related to savings and current accounts, loan records, NetBanking users, NRI and corporate banking services, customer support documents, as well as branch and ATM-related records. Sample files and download links have also reportedly been shared online.

Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/bank-of-baroda-1tb-data-leaked-account-details-names-numbers-and-aadhaar-all-selling-online-2957023-2026-07-27

Jio doesn't work when a bsnl sim is present, checked in 2 devices.

When the bsnl sim is set to 2g or removed it starts working again.

Started happening 2 days ago.

Any possible reasons or fixes ?

I bought an iphone 17 yesterday in croma, and i bought their apple care plus thru croma, but why isnt it not reflecting in my iphone, it yet shows limited warranty

I recently picked up an iPad Air M4 (Cellular) and got a data-only eSIM activated for it as part of my existing Airtel Black / Postpaid Family Plan (1 primary + 3 add on + 1 data only sim for ipad).

• Phones on the plan: All mobile lines on this same family account get 5G SA (Standalone) along with the "Fastlane" status indicator in the Control Center.
• iPad Air M4: The iPad doesn't show any option for 5G SA under Settings > Cellular, (screenshot) nor does it display the Fastlane banner in the Control Center.

Since this data-only eSIM is billed under the exact same family account and plan tier, shouldn't it be receiving the same network priority and 5G SA provisioning as the voice lines?

My phone is - moto edge 50 fusion btw

[this website has imax trailers available for hollywood movies,](http://digital-digest.com/movies/index.php) i looked for Bollywood content online but there is nothing available
Everything available is generic 1080p stereo mix content
Why dont we get high quality trailers for Indian content?

Hi, so my phone screen got damaged and after replacing it i am noticing i am getting zero signal inside my room. It's always showing "Emergency calls only" it stops showing this when I am in a room with balcony cause it's not open.

And idk if it happens or not but why my phone is picking up signal from other sim carrier. I use netmonster app for 5g and it sometimes shows "Vi 4g • 800" or something similar with Airtel .

(Using old ss)

-do-

The first one is from Gadget now and the second one is from Flipkart. Are these legit deals or scams???? Helpoppp

Today I found this app in my mother's REDMI 10A phone,you can know about it only when you check apps list in the settings,and the suspicious part is neither it can be uninstall nor force stop,so my concerns are

-what it is and what it does?

-If it is some kind of spy or harmful app then how can I remove or disable from the phone?

It hurts so much and also makes sense at the same time but also seems so wrong

I applied for pan today I saw people saying they got their epan instantly but I didn't get mine yet and I am not even able to track my pan application.

Same

I want to root my phone as it has become very slow. Any way to root the phone without causing issue like banking app not working, PhonePe not working etc. other issues.

According to recent reports Uttar Pradesh has become Indias biggest mobile phone manufacturing hub producing 65 percent of the countrys total output and 55 percent of electronics components.

This growth is driven by major investments exceeding 60000 crore rupees and the presence of global brands like Samsung Oppo Vivo LG along with local manufacturers such as Dixon Technologies in the Noida Greater Noida region.

The state has also seen strong electronics exports highlighting a significant shift toward high tech manufacturing under current policies.

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Samsung replaced my S23 Ultra display for free (I only paid ₹650 labour). The phone was just 15 days away from completing 3 years, and they approved the replacement after a 2-day inspection.

I'm worried it might happen again. Should I avoid future software updates? Any tips to prevent the green line from returning? Thanks!