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

Barb Bowman 80,805 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2013-06-26T19:27:25+00:00

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:

  1. 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>

  1. 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.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-06-30T02:15:57+00:00

    Same problem for me.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-06-29T21:00:21+00:00

    This is an unacceptable response. taking away Flickr and Facebook is one thing, but taking away home grouping or  networked devices is a huge step backwards. If you have a large photo or music library you don't have the storage on the surface rt harddrive.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-06-29T19:36:28+00:00

    Way to screw-up Microsoft... come up with a feature better than your competitors then toss it and **** off your fans.

    When you put it like that, it sounds pretty typical of them really. :D

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-06-29T19:08:16+00:00

    Way to screw-up Microsoft... come up with a feature better than your competitors then toss it and **** off your fans.

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-06-29T18:09:10+00:00

    After upgrading to 8.1, my photos no longer show from Facebook, Flickr, other computers or SkyDrive. I do not see anywhere to add those accounts any longer either. Anyone else having this problem or know how to fix it?

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