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

I just downloaded the leaked build and installed it in a virtual machine. While there are no longer options for network such as HomeGroup, if you include a network location in the Pictures Library the Photos app will display it's contents and let you view the pictures unlike the 8.1 preview photos app that would just crash when selecting items if a network location is in a library. It still seems like HomeGroup would be useful to have as it makes sharing files over a local network easy with automatic configuration. Libraries and HomeGroups are some of the great features of Windows 7 and Windows 8, it's sad to see those features becoming less useful in Windows 8.1

As a thought, why can't Microsoft leave the old Photo App as a PHOTO GALLERY/VIEWER and the new Photo App as the PHOTO EDITOR even if the old Gallery is an optional download after install - even if only until the built in Photo app gains all the features people are asking for? Same with Messenger, why not allow this to be downloaded after install - at least until SkyDrive support Facebook Messaging?

"In fact, blend the old Photo App with WIndows Photo Gallery with extensibility of providers and apps plug-ins and integration with People, and you would have an awesome Photo Hub experience which would really differentiate Windows 8.x from the other platforms." Yes! A uniform handling of pictures will be much easier for a user than different apps.

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 -

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2013-08-14T10:52:04+00:00

I just downloaded the leaked build and installed it in a virtual machine.

While there are no longer options for network such as HomeGroup, if you include a network location in the Pictures Library the Photos app will display it's contents and let you view the pictures unlike the 8.1 preview photos app that would just crash when selecting items if a network location is in a library.

It still seems like HomeGroup would be useful to have as it makes sharing files over a local network easy with automatic configuration.

Libraries and HomeGroups are some of the great features of Windows 7 and Windows 8, it's sad to see those features becoming less useful in Windows 8.1
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2013-08-14T07:25:40+00:00

As a thought, why can't Microsoft leave the old Photo App as a PHOTO GALLERY/VIEWER and the new Photo App as the PHOTO EDITOR even if the old Gallery is an optional download after install - even if only until the built in Photo app gains all the features people are asking for? Same with Messenger, why not allow this to be downloaded after install - at least until SkyDrive support Facebook Messaging?
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2013-08-14T06:32:32+00:00

"In fact, blend the old Photo App with WIndows Photo Gallery with extensibility of providers and apps plug-ins and integration with People, and you would have an awesome Photo Hub experience which would really differentiate Windows 8.x from the other platforms."

Yes! A uniform handling of pictures will be much easier for a user than different apps.
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2013-08-13T19:23:48+00:00

This is completely dumb :/
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Barb Bowman 80,805 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2013-08-13T19:02:16+00:00

Could I ask that someone with the latest leaked build of 8.1 (9741) please post here and tell us if the photo`s app is able to display photos which are stored on network shares

Thanks.

Rafael Rivera @withinRafael reported on Twitter STILL NO NETWORK SUPPORT.

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