Comments on: Quick App: Flickr for iPhone

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:51:02 +0000

WTF? Can’t download because I’m overseas!! Yahoo. I hate you!

By: iblackdude

iblackdude — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:54:42 +0000

Finally !!!!

Now, let’s try it

By: Miles

Miles — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:26:57 +0000

Glad to see they finally made an app but it needs a ton of work.

By: Fringgo

Fringgo — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:47:11 +0000

@Wayne You are so right it’s ridiculous how it seems every app that has anything to do with the web Apple rates 17+. Apples ratings and approval are really a joke. camera should be 17+ too and maybe they should have a warning when you open it letting you know it can contain inappropriate content (depending on what you take a picture of) LOL.

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:11:16 +0000

D'oh, fixed. Thanks. "infrequent/mild nudity" on Flickr remains hilarious, however.

And Safari should be 17+ given Apple's standards.

By: Zapplegate

Zapplegate — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:48:44 +0000

As of right now, the rating it 12+ in the US app store

By: Wayne

Wayne — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:34:42 +0000

Can I ask a stupid question? Why is Safari not rated 17+ if you can get nudie pics on it?

By: Fringgo

Fringgo — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:44:55 +0000

Finally they have an offical app. There hasn’t been a really good app for using flickr yet, in my opion. I’ve tried this and it’s good, but far from perfect.

By: striatic

striatic — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:34:16 +0000

@Leanna Mobile Fotos doesn't strip out any data, but the iPhone does.

basically here's what happens. Mobile Fotos gets the photo from the iphone to upload it. this photo is stripped of EXIF data before the app sees it. then Mobile Fotos actually ADDS "Taken By" EXIF back into the file it uploads. it also "geotags" the photo on flickr.

so Jeffry is correct. all apps, including Mobile Fotos, strip out a bunch of EXIF data. or, more accurately, the iphone doesn't make that information available to any apps. Mobile Fotos just does the best job of adding as much information back to the file as it can, but it isn't all the EXIF, only a small portion of it.

the flickr app geotags, but doesn't add "taken by" information.

By: Joost

Joost — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:33:59 +0000

Looks like a decent app so far, inline with other apps built for Flickr like Darkslide (including video upload).

By: Leanna

Leanna — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:31:38 +0000

@Linde Yep, I use Mobile Fotos as well. Great app that's been around since the App Store was launched.

@Jeffry Mobile Fotos does not strip the "taken with an Apple iPhone" data.

By: Burchie

Burchie — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:29:37 +0000

Still needs some work. Crashes from time to time. Looks like a good start though. Seems simple enough, minus some bugs. Looking forward to an update.

By: Jeffry McGee

Jeffry McGee — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:15:05 +0000

The app is great. In regards to the lack of EXIF data being uploaded (including that the picture was taken with an iPhone), I have yet to find an app that doesn’t strip out this important data, which is why I copy the JPGs to my PC before uploading. However, the Flickr app is exactly what I have been looking for to show off my photos. I basically have my entire photo collection in my pocket, and the presentation is fantastic. Also, any videos previously uploaded to Flickr are playable on the iPhone, a feat that even the Facebook 3.0 app couldn’t pull of. Kudos to Yahoo for providing this great app. I’ve been waiting for it!

By: D

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:09:13 +0000

Not avaible world wide for some reason…

By: Linde

Linde — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:06:20 +0000

I am going to try this new app..but I am in love with Mobile Fotos. It is also a flickr app…but allows you to view the photos in your groups…so many options.

By: Phil Teague

Phil Teague — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:04:23 +0000

If it’s not 100% at the moment, at least it’s 100% better than what’s available at the moment.