Yahoo! just introduced a free iPhone application that simplifies the task of viewing Flickr.com photos on your iPhone or iPod touch device. The application is elegant, fast and a joy to work with. I downloaded it, authorized it to access my account and was up and running with it.
I love the functionality. I can now instantly see which photos are receiving page views and which are becoming other people’s favorites. I can browse through my photos and sets of photos. I can even directly send copies of my photos from the application using the iPhone’s email facility. This is a direct “touch” from the application and it provides a preview before you click on “Send.”
The application makes it easy to look at your favorite photos from other photographers, photos that your contacts are uploading or even photos that anyone on Flickr.com has uploaded. You can enter a keyword and the search functionality will return relevant photos in a grid pattern. You can then touch the one you want to see and it is displayed full size.
Since I purchased my iPhone, I have constantly searched the Apple App Store looking for a Flickr application. Until this release, I had to use the Flickr.com mobile web site which is very good, but limited by comparison. The new app will also let you take pictures and upload them to your account, but I will probably not use that feature that much. I prefer uploading high quality photos in the 12 megapixel range.
The requirements for the app are that you have an iPhone or iPod Touch with OS 3.0.
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