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

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.

OK, now I'm, really mad.  In case Microsoft did not know, lots of people are starting to use SSD's for their OS and applications and use a separate data drive for their data, which apparently is not compatible with the Photo App.  As a result, not only do I have ZERO pictures in my Photo App (because all my pictures are on my data drive, INSIDE a mirrored Skydrive folder - looks like I need to back away from that service too)... but this has impacted other favorite apps  of mine, like File Brick, where the Flickr sign in button no longer functions, so I cannot access my Flicker photos. 

As for the ruined People app, only my oldest Timeline photo is accessible.  It identifies I have lots more photos out there but I cannot see them and there are no arrow buttons on my 1 and only visible Timeline picture to try to scroll through.  Once again, this flaw has carried through to my File Brick app, I can only see the 1 Timeline photo even though it identifies many more are out there.

I'm a photographer, Windows 8 was great for photography.  Windows 8.1 has taken my candy away and now I am crying.  Time to look at what alternative operating systems can offer.

Right I see, it's because the Photos app is creating the folder to wherever the default save location has been set in the Pictures library. But it will only display the folders and files if the default save location is C:\Users\myusername\Pictures

And you can't change the location of C:\Users\myusername\Pictures

How can a new beta version of an app be so backwards compared to it's initial version?

I hope Microsoft is seeing this is an obvious "No-Go" for final release of Windows 8.1 until this is all resolved.  It is beyond me how they can screw up a very good and "differentiating from the competition" thing.  I can only speculate there is some type of legal action occurring behind the scenes on this somehow, which is why this OS "upgrade" is free.

Totally agree with the feedback from others here.  Love the new edit capabilities in the photo app, but missing the network and Flickr/Facebook integration.  This omission feels like a massive step back.  Hope we can get confirmation that this will come back in the final version.

Otherwise loving 8.1!

Photos App in windows 8 was better in looks and Experience than in 8.1.

App  also missing "Set as App background option " as well along with Live Tiles ,Facebook /Flickr integration which i feel is needed.... Missing here .

Hope they fix this in final release

I totally agree with everyone! This is an absolute NoGo and really mad. Microsoft, you say you will listen to your Customer Feedback, so please give back the important functions for other Picture Source, at least Network!

Also i cant understand why i could include  a Folder with Pictures from an SD Card to the Picture library, but the Images are not displayed as a FOLDER in the App...