# Flickr

> Upload, organize, edit, and share your photos from anywhere in the world.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.flickr.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.flickr.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.flickr.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Flickr, Inc.
- **Category:** PHOTOGRAPHY
- **Downloads:** 4,049,750
- **Rating:** 3.26 / 5 (34,149 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2019-10-03
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 41 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-27
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flickr.android)
- **Website:** [https://www.flickr.com](https://www.flickr.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.flickr.com/help/privacy](https://www.flickr.com/help/privacy)

## Description

Flickr is the premier platform for photographers around the globe. It enables you to upload, organize, edit, and share your photos seamlessly from any device at any time. With billions of photos and millions of passionate photography groups, it's easy to find inspiration and connect with like-minded people.

Flickr simplifies photo management by allowing easy browsing and the ability to organize hundreds of photos with simple gestures. Enhance your creativity using built-in editing tools to add filters, crop images, and more. Now part of the SmugMug family, Flickr continues to develop new features for an engaging photography experience. Get involved and share your feedback to help grow this vibrant community.

## Rankings

- #28,201 — Overall
- #75 — Photography (Gross)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.flickr.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `htc.socialmanager.permission.READ_SOCIAL_DATABASE`
- `htc.socialmanager.permission.USE_PLUGINSERVICE`
- `htc.socialmanager.permission.USE_SOCIALCOMPONENT`
- `htc.socialmanager.permission.USE_SOCIALSERVICE`
- `htc.socialmanager.permission.WRITE_SOCIAL_DATABASE`

## Review summary

Overall: Flickr's Android app is praised for being a strong platform for photographers, with a large, inspiring community and good cross-device usage (including older devices). However, users repeatedly report critical reliability issues: uploads often fail or duplicate, long wait times; analytics (Stats) frequently appear blank; performance problems like slow loading, blank screens, and occasional crashes persist across versions. Pricing changes and aggressive pro-upgrade prompts are a major grievance, with some users feeling priced out or forced into Pro to follow accounts. These drawbacks overshadow otherwise positive aspects for many power users.

### Pros

- Excellent platform for photographers to share high-quality images and get global inspiration from a creative community.
- Great for showcasing your work and discovering others' photography from around the world.
- Works on older devices, offering broad compatibility for a range of users.
- Often regarded by users as a top photography site with strong community features.

### Cons

- Uploads frequently fail, are duplicated, or take very long to complete, with issues reported on various devices (including Pixel phones).
- Stats/analytics page is consistently blank or not visible in the app across multiple versions.
- General reliability and performance problems persist (crashes, blank screens, slow loading) across updates.
- Pro pricing changes and aggressive upgrade prompts; many users feel priced out or pressured to upgrade just to follow accounts.
- Sign-up/login onboarding issues and occasional difficulties getting started.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.flickr.android)