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

Well done Microsoft you have killed your best tablet app by removing the ability to view all your photos, wherever they may be, from within the photos app. You have really shot yourself in the foot with this one. I'm off to Google how to roll back to 8.0 Mr Angry of Radlett

LOOKS like Microsoft are removing Facebook Integration from the new version of Windows Phone. In this case, it's even worse as the integration was done pretty well. It will be sorely missed. To throw more salt on the wound, we would have to put up with that awful Facebook app which has an ugly and ungainly UI/UX. Seriously what's the reason? As some people are guessing, it seems likely that MS are pandering to Facebook's whim. (On another subject, do we seriously need Facebook login for Skype? Just stick to one log in, ie a Microsoft Account instead of confusing everyone with 3 login option!!!!!!!!!) STUPID!

Come on bring us back the old functionalities of the old photo app. Its not nice to downgrade what was originally there and promote something else worth 15 bucks. It's clearly a "bait and switch" tactic. Just a quick note, you are replying to Barb Bowman. She is a Microsoft MVP and is a forum moderator, not a Microsoft Employee. The only thing a Microsoft Employee has recommended is downloading an app per-service to make up for the removal of the service from the Photos app. Such as download the Facebook app to access Facebook photos, download a Flickr app (So far, I'm not sure there is an official one) to access Flickr photos, etc. That suggestion is from Carmen on page 2 of this thread. Many people have listed the problems with that idea compared to the way the Photos app worked before but so far there haven't been any responses since then. What's interesting about that response from 'Carmen' is that it was virtually repeated many months later on a Reddit Q&A from Microsoft employees! Clearly they don't listen and just do what they (or perhaps Facebook) want.

Come on bring us back the old functionalities of the old photo app. Its not nice to downgrade what was originally there and promote something else worth 15 bucks. It's clearly a "bait and switch" tactic. Just a quick note, you are replying to Barb Bowman. She is a Microsoft MVP and is a forum moderator, not a Microsoft Employee. The only thing a Microsoft Employee has recommended is downloading an app per-service to make up for the removal of the service from the Photos app. Such as download the Facebook app to access Facebook photos, download a Flickr app (So far, I'm not sure there is an official one) to access Flickr photos, etc. That suggestion is from Carmen on page 2 of this thread. Many people have listed the problems with that idea compared to the way the Photos app worked before but so far there haven't been any responses since then. What's interesting about that response from 'Carmen' is that it was virtually repeated many months later on a Reddit Q&A from Microsoft employees! Clearly they don't listen and just do what they (or perhaps Facebook) want. With the launch of 8.1, MS has been incredibly unresponsive to all issues regarding problems and concerns. It's very frustrating. It seems that when they think they have an unfavorable answer, they greet us with silence. When they don't know something, they greet us with silence. When they crash our systems, they greet us with silence.

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

Barb Bowman 80,805 MVP Volunteer Moderator

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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2014-01-23T23:51:31+00:00

Well done Microsoft you have killed your best tablet app by removing the ability to view all your photos, wherever they may be, from within the photos app.

You have really shot yourself in the foot with this one.

I'm off to Google how to roll back to 8.0

Mr Angry of Radlett
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2014-01-28T13:31:48+00:00

LOOKS like Microsoft are removing Facebook Integration from the new version of Windows Phone. In this case, it's even worse as the integration was done pretty well. It will be sorely missed. To throw more salt on the wound, we would have to put up with that awful Facebook app which has an ugly and ungainly UI/UX.

Seriously what's the reason? As some people are guessing, it seems likely that MS are pandering to Facebook's whim. (On another subject, do we seriously need Facebook login for Skype? Just stick to one log in, ie a Microsoft Account instead of confusing everyone with 3 login option!!!!!!!!!)

STUPID!
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2014-01-28T13:39:56+00:00

Come on bring us back the old functionalities of the old photo app. Its not nice to downgrade what was originally there and promote something else worth 15 bucks. It's clearly a "bait and switch" tactic.

Just a quick note, you are replying to Barb Bowman. She is a Microsoft MVP and is a forum moderator, not a Microsoft Employee.

The only thing a Microsoft Employee has recommended is downloading an app per-service to make up for the removal of the service from the Photos app. Such as download the Facebook app to access Facebook photos, download a Flickr app (So far, I'm not sure there is an official one) to access Flickr photos, etc.

That suggestion is from Carmen on page 2 of this thread.

Many people have listed the problems with that idea compared to the way the Photos app worked before but so far there haven't been any responses since then.

What's interesting about that response from 'Carmen' is that it was virtually repeated many months later on a Reddit Q&A from Microsoft employees!

Clearly they don't listen and just do what they (or perhaps Facebook) want.
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2014-01-28T20:02:50+00:00

Come on bring us back the old functionalities of the old photo app. Its not nice to downgrade what was originally there and promote something else worth 15 bucks. It's clearly a "bait and switch" tactic.

Just a quick note, you are replying to Barb Bowman. She is a Microsoft MVP and is a forum moderator, not a Microsoft Employee.

The only thing a Microsoft Employee has recommended is downloading an app per-service to make up for the removal of the service from the Photos app. Such as download the Facebook app to access Facebook photos, download a Flickr app (So far, I'm not sure there is an official one) to access Flickr photos, etc.

That suggestion is from Carmen on page 2 of this thread.

Many people have listed the problems with that idea compared to the way the Photos app worked before but so far there haven't been any responses since then.

What's interesting about that response from 'Carmen' is that it was virtually repeated many months later on a Reddit Q&A from Microsoft employees!

Clearly they don't listen and just do what they (or perhaps Facebook) want.

With the launch of 8.1, MS has been incredibly unresponsive to all issues regarding problems and concerns. It's very frustrating. It seems that when they think they have an unfavorable answer, they greet us with silence. When they don't know something, they greet us with silence. When they crash our systems, they greet us with silence.
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