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Friday December 5, 2008
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On Friday, Yahoo-owned Flickr rolled out a revamped mobile Web site that now allows users to play Flickr videos on their phones.
Flickr added video capability in April, and while users could upload short videos from their cell phones, it did not include a mobile playback function via m.flickr.com.
The offering has been available in beta to select iPhone users since October and will open to all iPhone and iPod Touch users on Friday. Support for additional handsets with streaming capabilities will be added in the coming weeks, Flickr said.
"Now we're expanding the experience to any smartphone that supports browsers like Webkit, Firefox Mobile, and Opera Mobile," according to a Yahoo blog post.
The upgrade also includes a revamped interface that simplifies access to photo albums, Flickr said. The mobile app also now allows users to add contacts, favorite images, and change your privacy and permission settings from their phones.
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December 5, 2008 4:09 PM
Is this just for iPhone/iTouch only? The post doesn't clearly state that it is for all mobile phones.
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December 6, 2008 6:28 PM
@brian: The article says ""Now we're expanding the experience to any smartphone that supports browsers like Webkit, Firefox Mobile, and Opera Mobile," according to a Yahoo blog post."
In any event, that's pretty cool - the more Web video support the iPhone and iPod Touch can get, the better the device becomes. When there's Flash for the iPhone and I can watch video from just about any web video site I choose, then it'll be perfect. :)