San Francisco — Struggling internet pioneer Yahoo’s popular photo-sharing service Flickr has finally entered into Android market earlier this week, officially unfurled the first Flickr application for Android, much to the delight of avid photographers and Flickrers, as well as a new feature that will allow users of its admired photo service to quickly and easily share pictures in real time with family and friends.
With the current release users will be able to leaf-through photos in real-time with their friends through the new cross-platform Photo Session feature, add filters to photos before you share them and make use of several other Flickr features from within the app. Additionally, the new Android app, users will be able to access all their own photos, as well as their albums and contacts. Apart from the other goodies, they can see activity streams, and photos that friends have uploaded.
Flickr announced its first official Android app today. (Credit: Yahoo)
Besides, the Android app also allows you to add filters to your photos prior to uploading them and distributing your photographs with your friends on Flickr as well as loads of other social networks that you are linked with i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and WordPress. The app has been formulated in a way to make it easy for you to view maps, tags and other activity surrounding your photos.
The application features:
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High resolution mobile photos that looks good whichever angle you want to view them, on your PC, your tablet and your TV. It is pretty uncomplicated, just capture with the in-app camera and enhance with one of our custom filters.
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Simultaneously upload your photos to Flickr and safely share them with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, via email, blogs and more, all straight from the app.
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By using the Android app you will be able to access many additional features online such as powerful organizational tools, community groups, fun photo apps and so much more. And, just like the Flickr site, our Android app allows you to share photos only with the people you want to with Flickr’s straightforward privacy settings.
Apart from many other photo sharing app available on the market now–you get the option of adding engaging filters to your photographs before you upload them. Maps and tags are also advocated on the Android app. While there is still a lot of features missing i.e. Groups etc, it is only version 1.0, so give it awhile before you can use it to replace the desktop experience.
In addition to the launch of its new Android app, Flickr also rolled out its unique Photo Session feature, which is intended to reproduce the traditional way that people would show others pictures from vacations or of their kids or pets, (but unfortunately it is not available on the Android app yet).
However, instead of requiring that everyone be in a room together, Photo Session is intended to make it possible to share such experiences regardless of where anyone is. Photo Session allows users to view the same photographs at the same time (up to 10 guests), where the host chooses which pictures to show to the group.
For example, when you flick to the next photo in an album or photostream, your friends will automatically be switched on to the next photo as well. While you are glancing at photos, you can simultaneously chat and draw on them with your friends using the app’s tools. The feature is available on the iPhone and iPad apps, as well as on the Web, so you will be able to view photos with your friends no matter which device they are using.
Currently, it is available on the desktop and on iOS devices, it brings a whole new way to enjoy the Flickr photostream. Find out more.
Flickr unveiled Photo Session, a feature that makes it possible for users to share photos with friends and family in real time. (Credit: Yahoo)
Moreover, you can remain up to date with activity and comments on your photos, while you are accessing slideshows from the app too. The app also automatically include geolocation data.
You can check out the Flickr app by downloading it on your Android device now.
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