Flickr to revamp free accounts in January
AFTER its acquisition by SmugMug this April, photo-sharing site Flickr has announced a set of important changes to Free and Pro accounts.
Those who have free accounts will soon see a limit of 1,000 images applied. Anybody who still has more than 1,000 images after a cut- off date in early 2019 will see their content actively deleted.
Other changes include removal of old Yahoo login, and a stabilised and quicker service.
Those who choose to pay for a ‘Flickr Pro’ account will be rewarded with unlimited storage for photos and videos at full resolution, zero adverts, advanced stats, longer video playback and a new 5K photo display mode.
Better customer support is also promised, while there are also discounts available with selected partners including Adobe Creative Cloud and Peak Design.
Up until now, those with a free account could take advantage of 1TB of storage space, with no limits on the number of photos. Existing users will be given until 8 January 2019 to upgrade to a Pro account (costing $49.99 per year), or download images over the 1,000 limit.
Also from 8 January, free accounts that have over 1,000 photos won’t be able to add any more images to their account. From 5 February 2019, images over the limit will be deleted, starting with the oldest shots. If you upgrade to Flickr Pro before 30 November 2018, a 30% discount off your first year is available.
According to a press release from the company, the changes are ‘just the beginning’, with more expected in the coming months. See Flickr.com for more details.