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. Barb Bowman 80,805 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-06-27T16:29:09+00:00

    no one know what the plan is..

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-06-27T18:18:45+00:00

    I'm liking the features of Windows RT 8.1 quite a bit.  One app, I haven't been able to make any traction with is the photos app.  It isn't showing anything from SkyDrive and there doesn't seem to be any option to select it any more.  Maybe it just doesn't work in this version, but I was looking forward to trying out all of the new slideshow stuff.

    Thanks,

    Corey

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-06-27T18:28:41+00:00

    Really hope it's just a beta thing. Makes no real sense to cull the Facebook integration.

    Otherwise, 8.1 is pretty stunning.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-06-27T20:16:58+00:00

    Using a Surface RT ... Photo app version is 6.3.9431.0 on 8.1 preview and is 16.4.438.9288 on 8.  Live tile is not working. Cannot select picture folders to view (ie facebook, skydrive,etc).

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-06-27T21:35:29+00:00

    Why in the photos app does my pics from Social Uploads, Skydrive etc not show up anymore like they did in WinRT before upgrading to 8.1?

    What I loved most about Win RT Photo app was the ability to open the app and see tons of pictures that weren't actually on my surface natively but rather pulled in from Skydrive, Facebook uploads etc.....Is this not part of the new Photo app on 8.1??

    please say it is!!!

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