The Camera Roll is a unique view that only you can see. It automatically finds and shows you every photo and video (public & non-public) you've uploaded to your account.
Access the Camera Roll
- On a web browser: Hover over You | select Camera Roll.
- On the Flickr app: Tap on the Profile icon | tap on Camera Roll.
Sort your photos and videos
- Selecting the year/ month from your timeline located on the left-hand side allows you to jump to a certain date range.
- Sort by Date Taken or Date Uploaded using the toggle at the top of the screen.
Manage or share your photos and videos
Select one or more items to add them to the editing tray at the bottom of your screen where you can action the following:
- Privacy - Change who can see the items. (If an item is set to private, you will see a little padlock icon in the bottom left.)
- Edit info - Change the title, description, dates, tags, and other info.
- Share - Share them with others.
- Add to album - Group them together any way you like.
- Download - Save them to your device.
- Delete - Remove photos or videos from Flickr. This cannot be undone.
When you're done editing, you can select the item again to remove it from the editing tray, or select Clear selection to remove all of the items to prevent unwanted edits.
FAQs
Why is everything unorganized?
Digital photos and videos include a timestamp for the date they were taken. Flickr uses this date to organize content within the Camera Roll. If the dates are missing, then the item will show up at the top of Camera Roll.
- Scanned photos - Will not have this timestamp.
- Edited photos - Some apps will delete the timestamp when they save photos.
To fix this, you'll need to add the date to each item manually:
- Select one or more items.
- Select Edit at the bottom of the editing tray.
- Add or edit the Date Taken.
- Select Save.
- Selct Clear selection in the bottom of the editing tray.
How did my content get added to Camera Roll?
The Camera Roll is just a view that lets you look at content you have added to Flickr. Nothing has been moved, copied, or deleted. You can only access your Camera Roll while logged into your account.
Does that mean that if I delete an item from my Camera Roll it will be deleted from my account entirely?
Yes. Deleted items aren't recoverable.