EDIT: October 18 – This has been edited to reflect the Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 official RTM/GA release. I've just installed the 8.1 Preview on a desktop. EDIT: 10/17/2013-this is also true for RTM . The Photos App has changed: No longer includes the ability to show images from Facebook, Flickr, SkyDrive <10/18/2013deleted missing networked computers issue - for information on how to include content from supported Windows computers on a home network, see http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows8_1-pictures/add-network-folders-and-display-pictures-in-the/bf3252f8-9162-4129-8387-5367e24b5609 - note that many older versions of Windows are not supported and that there is no support for Linux based NAS devices> Does have some new editing features 3. Live Tile functionality has disappeared. Edit:6/30 http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1_pr-pictures/possible-fix-for-photos-app-live-time-not-showing/e0eb3bb4-3e9c-4016-aa27-4a011ccc94a3 is what a possible solution is to missing Live Tile issues. Edit: 7/04 Tiles are working, but images change only 1x per day. This needs to be a shorter period. -- Barb Windows Entertainment and Connected Home MVP My Blog - http://digitalmediaphile.com/ Barb's Connected World Blog Reader Windows 8 App - http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/barbs-connected-world-blog/02f35769-52bf-461c-b1d5-06e54a58d298 Please mark as answered if this answers your question

This is the best video Carmen Zlateff ever made, this is what people want as a Photo apps ! All the feature we want are in that video ! http://youtu.be/R0qBZyjK2MU I can't understand why they change it into 8.1

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the Facebook app on Windows and Windows Phone is ugly. Sure it works, it's functional, but as with most things, that's not enough. The UI and User experience is just garbage. It's fine having a consistent experience across all platforms, but not acceptable when the app looks like it was designed by a monkey. Going off topic, but yeah, I believe this is Facebook's doing.

The 1 app I've found that remotely addresses the need in called File Brick, allowing access to Cloud/Web and Local files. It is not nearly as elegant as the old Photo App but does consolidate from 1 location. I continue to have issues with Facebook Timeline photos... it identifies the total number, but as I click through, it only accesses the very 1st photo I posted on Facebook and that is it (but does access all photos within my Facebook albums). Beyond that, all else seems accessible. The app consolidates all, not just photos, including music, etc... but it is still a click through file-like system... as I said, not as elegant.

Photos App in 8.1 loses most of its best features e.g. Facebook/Flickr support...

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EDIT: October 18 – This has been edited to reflect the Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 official RTM/GA release.

I've just installed the 8.1 Preview on a desktop. EDIT: 10/17/2013-this is also true for RTM. The Photos App has changed:

No longer includes the ability to show images from Facebook, Flickr, SkyDrive

<10/18/2013deleted missing networked computers issue - for information on how to include content from supported Windows computers on a home network, see http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki/windows8_1-pictures/add-network-folders-and-display-pictures-in-the/bf3252f8-9162-4129-8387-5367e24b5609 - note that many older versions of Windows are not supported and that there is no support for Linux based NAS devices>

Does have some new editing features

3. Live Tile functionality has disappeared.

Edit:6/30

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1_pr-pictures/possible-fix-for-photos-app-live-time-not-showing/e0eb3bb4-3e9c-4016-aa27-4a011ccc94a3 is what a possible solution is to missing Live Tile issues.

Edit: 7/04

Tiles are working, but images change only 1x per day. This needs to be a shorter period.

Barb

Windows Entertainment and Connected Home MVP

My Blog - http://digitalmediaphile.com/

Barb's Connected World Blog Reader Windows 8 App -

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/barbs-connected-world-blog/02f35769-52bf-461c-b1d5-06e54a58d298

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2013-10-19T03:01:24+00:00

This is the best video Carmen Zlateff ever made, this is what people want as a Photo apps !

All the feature we want are in that video !

http://youtu.be/R0qBZyjK2MU

I can't understand why they change it into 8.1
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2013-10-18T22:04:44+00:00

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks the Facebook app on Windows and Windows Phone is ugly. Sure it works, it's functional, but as with most things, that's not enough.

The UI and User experience is just garbage. It's fine having a consistent experience across all platforms, but not acceptable when the app looks like it was designed by a monkey.

Going off topic, but yeah, I believe this is Facebook's doing.
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2013-10-18T17:55:42+00:00

The 1 app I've found that remotely addresses the need in called File Brick, allowing access to Cloud/Web and Local files. It is not nearly as elegant as the old Photo App but does consolidate from 1 location. I continue to have issues with Facebook Timeline photos... it identifies the total number, but as I click through, it only accesses the very 1st photo I posted on Facebook and that is it (but does access all photos within my Facebook albums). Beyond that, all else seems accessible. The app consolidates all, not just photos, including music, etc... but it is still a click through file-like system... as I said, not as elegant.
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