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Flickr Ends Yahoo Requirement, Adds Unlimited Pro Storage
1 November 2018
Flickr has announced updates to both its Free and Pro account offerings following SmugMug's acquisition of the service in April and a months-long effort to incorporate feedback from its members.
Flickr CEO aDon MacAskill said, "From the start, Flickr has been an act of co-creation and without you, our community, we'd be just an empty picture frame -- no more than a template and a Web address.
"We need the community's help to make Flickr a sustainable, thriving community again. We are committed to building the future we all want for Flickr -- one where the site can keep evolving in all the areas that have made it the incredible, diverse and beautiful place it has always been. We're excited to define the future of photography together."
The updates include:
- Removal of Yahoo! Sign-in. Beginning January 2019, users will no longer require a Yahoo! account to access Flickr.
- Significant Enhancements to Flickr Pro (see below)
- 1,000 Photos and Videos for Free account users. Free Flickr accounts can now display 1,000 photos and videos, regardless of size.
The Pro level update includes the following features:
- Unlimited Storage. Upload an infinite amount of photos and videos at full resolution.
- Ad-Free Browsing. A clean, ad-free Flickr experience for users and their visitors.
- Advanced Stats. Users are able to see which of their photos are trending and which have performed the best. The Flickr mobile app will now give Pros all the stats they know and love in-app.
- Premier Customer Service. Pros receive priority assistance "from a brand new, world-class support team."
- 5K Photo Display. For any screen, from smartphone to Jumbotron.
- Increased video playback. Increasing video playback time from 3 to 10 minutes.
- More partner discounts. Including Adobe Creative Cloud, custom portfolio sites on SmugMug, gear from Peak Design and more.
- New OG Pro badges. To recognize long-time Flickr community members.
For more information see the news release below and A Sharper Focus for Flickr, MacAskill's blog post today on the changes.
Flickr Announces New Photographer-Centric Improvements to Flickr Pro, Free Plans
Enhancements Mark New Step Forward for Flickr, the World's Largest Photographer-Focused Community
SAN FRANCISCO -- Today Flickr, the world's largest photographer-focused community, announced several updates to both its Free and Pro accounts, marking a new step forward for Flickr and the future of photography.
In April, SmugMug announced its acquisition of Flickr and made a commitment to revitalize the global photographer community. This sparked a months-long effort to listen to its members and understand what Flickr needed to thrive and evolve. One of the most requested changes was a simpler login and we are excited to share that beginning in January 2019, there will be no need for a Yahoo! account to access Flickr.
Flickr Pro, better than ever
Flickr Pro users will now enjoy unlimited storage of photos and videos, ad-free browsing, advanced stats and a global community of more than 100 million photographers, for less than half the cost of Apple, Google or Amazon storage options.
In addition to unlimited storage, Flickr Pro also now includes:
- Ad-free browsing, letting both photographers and their visitors focus on what matters.
- Advanced stats on what photos are trending and which have performed best over the life of a user's Flickr Pro account. The Flickr mobile app will now give Pros all the stats they know and love in-app.
- Premier product support, Flickr Pros now receive priority assistance from our new world-class support team.
- New 5K photo size optimizing images for any screen from smartphone to jumbotron.
- Increased video playback, increasing the time video playback from three minutes to ten minutes (coming early 2019).
- More partner discounts including Adobe Creative Cloud, custom portfolio sites on SmugMug, gear from Peak Design and many more.
Flickr Pro is available for $49.99 per year. That's hands down the best deal in photography and Flickr users that upgrade to Pro before Nov. 30 will also get 30 percent off the first year.
Changes to Flickr Free Accounts
Flickr has long offered a free plan to photographers and we remain committed to a vibrant free offering. Free accounts will now be for a member's 1,000 best photos or videos, regardless of size.
This means, we are no longer offering a free terabyte of storage. Unfortunately, "free" services are seldom actually free for users. Users pay with their data or with their time. We would rather the arrangement be transparent.
Free members will still be able to participate fully in our community. Free members with more than 1,000 photos uploaded to Flickr will have until Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, to upgrade to Pro or download photos over the 1,000 limit. After Jan. 8, members over the limit will no longer be able to upload new photos to Flickr.
Just the beginning
These updates are the first of several expected in the coming months and part of the efforts by Flickr CEO and chief geek Don MacAskill to ensure the company provides a high quality experience and support its vibrant community:
"From the start, Flickr has been an act of co-creation and without you, our community, we'd be just an empty picture frame -- no more than a template and a Web address. We need the community's help to make Flickr a sustainable, thriving community again. We are committed to building the future we all want for Flickr -- one where the site can keep evolving in all the areas that have made it the incredible, diverse and beautiful place it has always been. We're excited to define the future of photography together." /release]
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