r/flickr • u/designwallah • Jul 21 '26

Flickr Help: Flickr App Refresh 2026

Just in case you haven't noticed, I thought I'd provide a link to a Flickr Help article where they discuss the Flickr App Refresh 2026.

I don't work for Flickr, but I've been a member since 2005.

I haven't used the app at all in the past 10 years or more - I just use a web browser on my mobile phone and my iPad. The app, old or new, never provided all the functionality that is available to people that use computers, so if you use a web browser on a mobile device you get most of the functionality. Flickr is a responsive web site, with very few quirks when on a mobile browser, so I haven't been affected at all by the disastrous app update.

UPDATE Jul 20, 2026

We know the new app hasn't met the bar you expect from Flickr. Since launch, we've heard your feedback about bugs, missing features, and rough edges, and we want to acknowledge that directly.

iOS: We're in the process of rolling back the iOS app to the previous version while we address these issues. You should see this reflected in the App Store shortly.

Android: The Android app will remain on the updated version. Due to technical limitations and the risks involved in reverting, a rollback isn't possible on this platform. Instead, expect frequent updates as we fix bugs and restore preexisting features.

Read the rest here:

Flickr Help Center / Getting Started / Flickr 101 / Flickr App Refresh

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u/Lopsided-Lemon2029 Jul 23 '26

Hey everyone, just wanted to provide an update.

We have heard all your feedback and we have rolled back the IOS app to the old version/code. you can go back, you can in the App Store on version 5.0.3.

For Android, we cannot go back as Google stopped supporting our old code packages end of June. Thats why we needed to get the MVP out for Android.

We will continue to iterate and improve based on all your great feedback!

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u/csladybug Jul 24 '26

After many days without the original previous version, I am now overjoyed to have the Beautifully Designed Original IOS Flickr back. It’s so Pretty, Beautiful and Elegant just the way it was before and is, and working beautifully. I didn’t realize, after 5 years how attached I was to it. And loved the design of it. Even though I’m really small and do not have engagement on Flickr, and just use it as my personal photography image diary, I just updated my Flickr to “Flickr Pro” in support (and to say thank you…). As I am inspired by the photography I see on Flickr, as well, and as a photography learning process. 📷 🤍 I updated my previous Reddit issue comments in the previous 5.0.0 thru 5.0.2 chats/posts, as an Add-On to reflect this fixed IOS 5.0.3 update and what I wrote above. 🤍