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How to Access Flickr Through Your Cell Phone

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Cell phones with Internet access make it much easier to access your Flickr account. You can perform all of the normal functions on Flickr right from your cell phone, including uploading photos to your account and to your blog, joining groups and emailing Flickr members.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Cell phone with Internet access and a camera feature

    Get a Yahoo! ID for Your Flickr Account

  1. Step 1

    Navigate to the Flickr home page and click the "Sign Up" button to begin (see Resources below).

  2. Step 2

    Click on the "Sign Up" link near the question "Don't Have A Yahoo! ID?"

  3. Step 3

    Enter your details into the fields indicated by Yahoo!'s sign up page.

  4. Step 4

    Click the "I Agree" button after reading Yahoo!'s Terms of Service.

  5. Step 5

    Type your Yahoo! ID and password in the indicated fields.

  6. Step 6

    Click the "Sign In" button to continue.

  7. Send a Photo Through Your Cell Phone

  8. Step 1

    Click the "Upload a Photo" link from your main account page.

  9. Step 2

    Click on the "browse" button to select thumbnails of the photos you want to upload.

  10. Step 3

    Click on the thumbnails and then click the "Open" button to attach this photo from your phone to your Flickr account.

  11. Step 4

    Click the "Upload" button to upload your photographs to Flickr from your cell phone.

  12. Get Your Flickr Email Address Before Using Your Cell Phone

  13. Step 1

    Click the "You" tab and select "Your Accounts" from the drop-down box before using your cell phone.

  14. Step 2

    Click on the "Email" link to find the email address to upload photos to your blog through your phone.

  15. Send a Photo From Flickr to Your Blog Through Your Cell Phone

  16. Step 1

    Open a new window and sign into your email account.

  17. Step 2

    Attach your photos as you would normally attach something to an email.

  18. Step 3

    Click the "Attach" button or link to open a pop-up window and select the thumbnail of the photo you plan on uploading.

  19. Step 4

    Click on the "Open" button to attach this photo to your email account.

  20. Step 5

    Enter the email address provided by Flickr, which will include 'blog@photos.flickr.com."

  21. Step 6

    Press "Send" to send these photos to your blog.

Tips & Warnings
  • The layout of your Flickr account may look slightly different when using it on your cell phone. Navigate the web pages a bit to see how it is configured.
  • You will need a Flickr Moblog to blog directly from your mobile phone (see Resources below).
  • If you don't want others to access your photos online, set your privacy levels to 'Private.'
  • If you have the old Flickr account, you will need to begin using your Yahoo! ID to access your account by cell phone.

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