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

One of the best features on Windows 8 was streaming networked photos. I could go to my parents' house and show them whatever library was on my hard drive at home. Is this a permanent change, or do you think Microsoft removed networking support in just 8.1 preview?

More information on Networking - Strangely enough, the file picker IS available from other Apps in 8.1 in the Photos App. And you can access Network assets/images. This morning I was sending a tweet in a Windows 8 App and when I used the image button, the Photos App opened (and not windows explorer which is what happens on RTM W8) and was able to attach a file from a networked computer. This is more evidence that the Photos App is part of the OS and not an APP. -- 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

I am also running a 1366x 768 resolution, mine b default shows three rows, but using the option I previously mentioned, I can have four. It's clearly NOT a screen size thing either as I only have an 11.6in screen, I have the option, so should you.

Thanks for the feedback, everybody. In Windows 8, we wanted to provide a way for folks to view their photos on other services knowing there would be few (if any) apps in the store at launch that would do so. Now there are many apps in the store that offer ways to view photos on other services and soon there will even be a Facebook app from Facebook. We’re confident Facebook will offer great ways to view and engage socially with photos on Facebook. We welcome Flickr to do the same. In addition, the People app still offers the ability to socially engage with your friends and even your own photos. Dear Carmen! Unless there are legal/contractual conditions with Facebook, etc. this is the major step back. One would think that next iterations of Windows would come with even deeper integration with other services. That's what Windows Phone 8 has. Intuitively, you would assume these two platforms would be coming closer and closer to each other. And this move exactly goes the opposite direction. Wow! MS promotes cloud storage, and it makes sense. I keep a lot of photos on SkyDrive. That means the Photo app has become totally useless to me. And I am sorry, Carmen, your canned response just does not cut it. Like others have mentioned: why using 5 apps to do 5 things while one app could do those 5 things itself?

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?

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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2013-06-29T11:11:03+00:00

One of the best features on Windows 8 was streaming networked photos. I could go to my parents' house and show them whatever library was on my hard drive at home. Is this a permanent change, or do you think Microsoft removed networking support in just 8.1 preview?
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2013-06-29T12:23:32+00:00

More information on Networking - Strangely enough, the file picker IS available from other Apps in 8.1 in the Photos App. And you can access Network assets/images.

This morning I was sending a tweet in a Windows 8 App and when I used the image button, the Photos App opened (and not windows explorer which is what happens on RTM W8) and was able to attach a file from a networked computer. This is more evidence that the Photos App is part of the OS and not an APP.

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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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2013-06-29T17:26:40+00:00

I am also running a 1366x 768 resolution, mine b default shows three rows, but using the option I previously mentioned, I can have four. It's clearly NOT a screen size thing either as I only have an 11.6in screen, I have the option, so should you.
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2013-06-29T17:53:35+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, everybody. In Windows 8, we wanted to provide a way for folks to view their photos on other services knowing there would be few (if any) apps in the store at launch that would do so. Now there are many apps in the store that offer ways to view photos on other services and soon there will even be a Facebook app from Facebook. We’re confident Facebook will offer great ways to view and engage socially with photos on Facebook. We welcome Flickr to do the same. In addition, the People app still offers the ability to socially engage with your friends and even your own photos.

Dear Carmen! Unless there are legal/contractual conditions with Facebook, etc. this is the major step back. One would think that next iterations of Windows would come with even deeper integration with other services. That's what Windows Phone 8 has. Intuitively, you would assume these two platforms would be coming closer and closer to each other. And this move exactly goes the opposite direction. Wow!

MS promotes cloud storage, and it makes sense. I keep a lot of photos on SkyDrive. That means the Photo app has become totally useless to me. And I am sorry, Carmen, your canned response just does not cut it. Like others have mentioned: why using 5 apps to do 5 things while one app could do those 5 things itself?
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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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