Flickr

Lisa Zins

2 years ago

I've been using Flickr and the app since around 2013 and it is my most favorite social media app to use!! I have met so many people from all different places and walks of life, from different photography levels... that I consider friends. I've learned different photography techniques just by joing groups that otherwise would have taken me much longer to learn. I constantly use the app! I love being able to quickly check on friends photos. I would definitely recommend!! I use Samsung Galaxy S8.

A Google user

5 years ago

The one thing about the Flickr app is that it 8s constantly bad. It is single handedly the worst app I have used on Android and no matter how many times the update it, it remains terrible. There are constantly issues with uploading photos from mobile device. It constantly fails to load images when you try to view anything on Flickr. These are issues that have existed for years and have never been resolved. I'm almost certain the developers gave up on the app years ago.

A Google user

5 years ago

This app is *ALL KINDS OF UNRELIABLE*!! You have to babysit it to make sure it auto uploads (yes, I turned off Battery Optimization). And then, it sometimes gets stuck and won't upload. Trying to get past my Christmas uploads on two separate devices for over 24 hours now and it won't work!! It gets to the third item and stops with 68 items pending. Don't know what they are because the app doesn't give ANY feedback besides the number of items.

Gage Holgate

3 years ago

The app is great! I think it's laid out very well, transitions look nice, and I like how they put their own spin on some little things, like loading animations and swiping between photos. I think the app's home experience is nice, though I'd like an option to hide the most recent comments on posts, as I feel it's just a little cluttered that way. Nevertheless, the app is great, and I enjoy seeing all of the posts that the community makes!

David Alexander Arnavat

3 years ago

I've been a long term user of Flickr for a variety of reasons. The site is purely focused on photography for all levels. Ads, except for the ocassional spammer, are non-existent. The overall feel of the site is very relaxing and uncluttered. Views don't consist of mostly bots and like for like nonsense. They also aren't obsessed with following every new trend.

zoot381

5 years ago

I updated to the latest version and lost the ability to upload pictures. The app crashes during the steps to upload. I tried all the standard stuff, clearing the cache, restarting, etc. It still crashes. Then, I uninstalled and reinstalled the latest version. Now, it crashes during startup. I only get the white screen with the two dots. After a few seconds... "Unfortunately, Flickr has stopped." I can't get it to start at all now.

A Google user

5 years ago

The old app was at least functional: auto-upload didn't always work, but the option was there and it worked occasionally. This latest app is nothing more than a shortcut to the website - in desktop mode! - and doesn't save your credentials, or have any of the mobile features, including auto-upload. I'm up for renewal this month - I will absolutely be finding a new service.

Griffen Sander

4 years ago

Overall, it's a nice app and does everything you need it to while being fast and stable. There are quite a few areas that could use improvement though: The camera portion should definitely have manual controls and the option to shoot in a raw format. The editor should be improved. Something like lightroom mobile would be awesome. It's design hasn't changed in several years and IMO could use a visual refresh. Dark mode would go a long way. Needs the ability to order prints from within the app.

A Google user

5 years ago

The app was working perfectly, but it kept bugging me to update. When I did, there was no update available. Finally, I uninstalled, then reinstalled and I got the update, but it's horrible! It mixes the desktop site and mobile app in weird ways, and asks me to go through entering my username and password each time I open it. I can't figure out how to upload a photo from my phone. I love Flickr, but the app has ruined.

A Google user

5 years ago

Notifications don't work. For months, possibly a year plus, the app does not notify me of any likes, comments, etc. Even when I open the app, the notification bell doesn't show any indicator. Only if I click on it will it show the recent activity. I know several people with this issue. This is a large contributing factor to me using Flickr less and Instagram more. Fix notifications, let people receive notifications of new posts, and get support for Notes on mobile. Notes are fantastic.

Justin Whitaker

1 year ago

Flickr is one of the worst apps I have ever encountered. Navigation is a nightmare, there is no clear way to manually upload photos from one's photo gallery, and the downloader will only download up to 500 photos at a time. It would have been nice to have an option to select all photos at once and give a warning if the total number of photos exceeded a certain amount. Instead, there is a "select all" option for each day, but no option I can find to "deselect all".

Paul A

1 year ago

2/12/2024: Won't upload images anymore through the app. This App needs a much improved upload functionality. And a way to search for album (and just your own; don't care about other users). Sharing from Google Gallery to Flickr also does not upload anything. 7/28/2023: well, it uploads, but won't assign to an album via the app. Not during upload, and not from the photostream either.. Still sucks overall.

Aaron Kennison

1 year ago

The latest version of The Flickr app doesn't allow me to click through to my images that have comments or have been favorited. If I click on the icon for my image all I get is a blank screen and no image data. Nice try flickr, you've still got a long way to go to be a decent app. I cleared the app cache and data and re-logged in, no improvement.

Jeffrey Rocchio

1 year ago

For me, the app is useless. First, will only upload a single photo at a time, manually. When I select several photos to "share" to Flickr it ignores them and nothing posts. With no error message. Second, the android app doesn't let you control album sort order, or cover, or pretty much anything. I have to just use the phone's web browser, set to *desktop view*, to keep a shared album updated with new photos while traveling. An absurd situation.

H Foster

1 year ago

Not useful, have to go on Web. Can't choose auto backup by folder, use an older indy app for that. Can't manually upload from Android, it just does nothing even though the menu option is there? Can't organize albums, even sorting alpha isn't possible. Can't customize menus, login view is decade-old photos by my 2 contacts. I want to confirm upload by looking at camera roll. Pro is the best photo backup out there, but this app seriously blows for actually accessing it.

Richard Johnson

1 year ago

This app would be OK if it worked for contributing. But it is unreliable. 1) Uploads (for last decade!) fail silently more often than not (no errors). 5-7+ retries can eventually succeed. Dropbox, Google, &c on same net have 100% quick success. 2) Pro support is non-functional. Team stonewalls by asking questions previously answered in tickets, closes tickets without fix, suggests reinstalling app again. They'll never fix uploading from this app.

Zona ZJ

10 months ago

Really hasn't been a great app. My main thing is wanting a place to upload and store photos, whether mobile or DSLR. But I've never been able to actually download the photos to my mobile device to share them... Always have to end up screenshotting it, killing the quality defeating the purpose. I've used flickr since 2007, about the end it and just use my Google drive...