Reviews of Flickr

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3.26 (Rating count: 34,118)

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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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All time rating average: 3.26

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46% (152)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-19	Ma*****	Horrible app, used to be good. The user experience is not intuitive, the features I use (upload) are no longer convenient, the default sorting is not what I want. Whoever designed the update needs to be fired or at least banned from doing any design in the future. i pay for this service. I will be looking to move on to something else.
Horrible app, used to be good. The user experience is not intuitive, the features I use (upload) are no longer convenient, the default sorting is not what I want. Whoever designed the update needs to be fired or at least banned from doing any design in the future. i pay for this service. I will be looking to move on to something else.
2026-08-19	Jo*****	I have been a paid flickr pro user for over 15 years and have uploaded over 10K photos - but I am seriously considering switching, with all the work that involves, because the flickr app on Android refuses to show landscape photos in landscape mode - it used to work - I have been waiting for months for a fix to what seems like a simple defect - but still no fix? So frustrated
I have been a paid flickr pro user for over 15 years and have uploaded over 10K photos - but I am seriously considering switching, with all the work that involves, because the flickr app on Android refuses to show landscape photos in landscape mode - it used to work - I have been waiting for months for a fix to what seems like a simple defect - but still no fix? So frustrated
2026-08-18	Da*****	2026 Update: since the refresh of the app it's not as easy to delete files, videos are beyond slow to upload, and trying to manually upload photos or videos from my phone gallery they aren't in chronological order. The auto-uploader says up to date but it's not uploading the 3 videos from this morning. And the Pro price is going up again... as a Pro member since 2007, I'm not pleased.
2026 Update: since the refresh of the app it's not as easy to delete files, videos are beyond slow to upload, and trying to manually upload photos or videos from my phone gallery they aren't in chronological order. The auto-uploader says up to date but it's not uploading the 3 videos from this morning. And the Pro price is going up again... as a Pro member since 2007, I'm not pleased.
2026-08-18	Da*****	The latest update has reduced ease of navigation, as you can no longer swipe from image to image without going back to the main overview. This makes it difficult to rename and sort images. We also need a way to auto-upload selected folders, rather than everything on your phone. With the last update the app forgot what it had uploaded, so now it wants to re-upload the 10000+ photos it's already done.
The latest update has reduced ease of navigation, as you can no longer swipe from image to image without going back to the main overview. This makes it difficult to rename and sort images. We also need a way to auto-upload selected folders, rather than everything on your phone. With the last update the app forgot what it had uploaded, so now it wants to re-upload the 10000+ photos it's already done.
2026-08-16	Jo*****	Good news! The new app has been withdrawn pending a rehash & relaunch. Uninstall it & reinstall the old app from here. Seems Flickr may have listened to the deluge of complaints.
Good news! The new app has been withdrawn pending a rehash & relaunch. Uninstall it & reinstall the old app from here. Seems Flickr may have listened to the deluge of complaints.
2026-08-16	Je*****	update: the current version published in the store is the roll back (they didn't notify via push notifications about this) The new app is terrible. missing functionalities, the upload has begun from scratch! missing all my back up order, I realize today thousands of photos already uploaded are duplicated and my latest are far behind. adding photos to the groups is a nightmare. imagine trying to select your photos when you have lost all control over uploaded material! this app is a nightmare.
update: the current version published in the store is the roll back (they didn't notify via push notifications about this) The new app is terrible. missing functionalities, the upload has begun from scratch! missing all my back up order, I realize today thousands of photos already uploaded are duplicated and my latest are far behind. adding photos to the groups is a nightmare. imagine trying to select your photos when you have lost all control over uploaded material! this app is a nightmare.
2026-08-16	De*****	Giving 2 stars because suddenly the auto rotate stopped working. Not sure why such a basic feature stopped working. if you try to show someone a landscape photo on a mobile phone, it looks terrible. FYI: mobile auto rotation works fine. only breaks in the app.
Giving 2 stars because suddenly the auto rotate stopped working. Not sure why such a basic feature stopped working. if you try to show someone a landscape photo on a mobile phone, it looks terrible. FYI: mobile auto rotation works fine. only breaks in the app.
2026-08-16	Ri*****	Can't log in to Flicker
Can't log in to Flicker
2026-08-16	Mo*****	I used to really love Flickr. But I'm very upset this is one app I forgot to turn off auto-update for. It's became like most apps today: clunky, slow, glitchy, ugly and bland with no nostalgic charm or uniqueness. The old interface looked and felt great to use, as well as looking satisfying and clean. If it ain't broke don't fix it. Nothing I upload will show up for at least a few hours. Very disappointing as I really loved this app.. I'll still try to use it, but just so my gallery is lighter
I used to really love Flickr. But I'm very upset this is one app I forgot to turn off auto-update for. It's became like most apps today: clunky, slow, glitchy, ugly and bland with no nostalgic charm or uniqueness. The old interface looked and felt great to use, as well as looking satisfying and clean. If it ain't broke don't fix it. Nothing I upload will show up for at least a few hours. Very disappointing as I really loved this app.. I'll still try to use it, but just so my gallery is lighter
2026-08-15	Ro*****	would be nice to have the mail functionality on the app seeing as its been promised for years. also return to all can view restricted. pro for those sharing is sufficient
would be nice to have the mail functionality on the app seeing as its been promised for years. also return to all can view restricted. pro for those sharing is sufficient