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Using the Flickr activity feed

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How the feed works

Your activity feed is the heart of your Flickr home — a personalized stream of updates from the people, groups, and communities you follow. It’s a great way to discover new content, interact with other members, and stay on top of your personal insights.

You have full control over the content that shows up in your feed.

Note: For brand new Flickr accounts with no followers yet, the feed surfaces recommended content to get you started..

From the activity feed you can:

  • Fave a photo or video.
  • Open comments for a photo or video.
  • Tapping on a photo will take you to the photo page (web browser) or full-screen photo view (Flickr app) to see more of the photo details.
  • Each item in the feed has a more menu that gives you access to additional actions for that post. You can share images, mark a contact as Family, Friend, Family & Friend, unfollow, block and report abuse.

Web browser

Flickr app

To access the activity feed, select the Flickr logo at the top of every page.

Use the drop-down filter to switch between All Activity, People, Groups, or just Friends & Family.

On the app, you have two feeds Home and Groups.

  • The Home feed automatically loads when you open the app. It shows activity from the members you follow.
  • The Groups feed shows the latest photos posted to the groups that you follow.

Customize your feed (web only)

Choose your layout

Make your feed easier to browse by selecting your preferred layout.

  • Choose from Compact, Medium, or Large layouts.
  • Whether you prefer to see more images at once or larger thumbnails for detail, you can update this setting anytime.

Manage feed content

Fine-tune your feed with simple content controls.

  1. Select the three-dot menu on any post to see more options.
  2. Depending on whether it's a group or individual, you can choose to hide content or adjust other settings.

To unhide a group, visit the group page and use the three-dot menu to add it back to your feed.

Stay up to date

The right-hand panel of your Activity Feed gives you quick access to personal insights and community updates.

  • View your daily stats and see your most viewed photos.
  • New members will see tailored group and people suggestions to help build their community.
  • Keep up with the conversation through group discussions, and jump into threads that interest you.

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