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Introducing OneDrive photo story – a new photo sharing feature now available in public preview

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Catherine Feldman
Former Employee
Jun 30, 2022

 

Powered by innovation and built on trust, Microsoft OneDrive has been extending its commitment of secure, world-class file storage to a refreshed photos experience to securely save, share, and relive a lifetime of memories.  

 

We’ve now taken the next step in that commitment with the public preview of OneDrive photo story, a new, interactive feature that securely connects your favorite moments to the people who matter most. 

 

Photo story brings all your memories into a private, invitation-only feed that you can share with family and friends, and it supports comments, reactions, and notifications to spur authentic interactions through photos that people actually care about. The feature is available now in beta in Australia on the OneDrive mobile app for Android and iOS, and from your favorite web browser. We plan to roll out the new feature in the U.S. and other regions later this year, as we continue to listen to customer feedback, and develop and improve feature capabilities. 

 

With OneDrive photo story, you can deepen your personal connections and tight-knit communities without compromising your privacy or personal data. 

 

To experience OneDrive photo story feature (Australia only), download the free OneDrive mobile app and sign in or sign up for a personal OneDrive account. If you’re signed into the OneDrive mobile app, tap the Shared tab to create your first photo story; if you’re in a browser, select the Shared tab from the left navigation bar.  You can learn more about Photo Story in our dedicated support article. 

 

Availability and getting started 
The OneDrive feature is now available in preview in Australia and later this year will roll out to U.S. and other regions. You can experience the feature if you are in Australia and have one of the following plans: OneDrive Basic 5GB (free), OneDrive Standalone 100GB, Microsoft 365 Personal, and Microsoft 365 Family. You can learn more about those plans on our plans page. It is not yet available for OneDrive work or school accounts. 

 

Want OneDrive photo story to come to your region next? Let us know in the comments! 

Updated Jun 28, 2022
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  • TimidRage's avatar
    TimidRage
    Brass Contributor
    Jul 08, 2022

    Catherine Feldman

    Not that Microsoft listens to end-users...

    To echo previous comments, fix the existing feature-set before piling on new code.

     

    The photo array on the iOS app is abysmal. All formats and folders are included, with many thumbnails not generating.

    Thumbnail caching on the OneDrive website is reminiscent of loading an 800x600 bmp on a 56K modem.

    The Photos app on Windows shares the same caching woes.

     

    Unaware if you guys are attempting a complete code rewrite.

    But it seems counterproductive to add more bloat when core functionality is sluggish.

  • rubengomoradioboyplus's avatar
    rubengomoradioboyplus
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 05, 2022

    Can we please have a photos app at least on par with Google photos?

    It's a bit disconcerting to use all of Microsoft's services but still have to use Google Photos because the OneDrive app isn't up to the task.
    We need:

    • A map.
    • Advanced editor.
  • Faskil's avatar
    Faskil
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 01, 2022

    A pretty useless feature nobody asked for, while there are still plenty of improvements and bug fixes to be made. Are you trying to push people away? Because it's working... 😔

  • paulheu's avatar
    paulheu
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 30, 2022

    Looks like I will need to start finding an alternative to Onedrive for my cloud storage as MSFT seems more interesting in things other than offering just that.

    Optional or not, OneDrive is MY personal space which I PAY FOR. Well.. that will probably end..

  • MikeWWW's avatar
    MikeWWW
    Iron Contributor
    Jun 30, 2022

    My first impressions are that this is a feature without user demand. When I think of all the things I've wanted with OneDrive, this doesn't rank.

     

    To be even useful, I would need much better performance: browsing for anything in OneDrive is way slower than with Dropbox (running on same devices). Dropbox also allows me to filter by folder so my searches aren't swamped by results from my work folders or album thumbnails from music collections. 

     

    When I look at OneDrive "on this day" results, my personal photos are swamped by image thumbnails from other collections. 

     

    I'd also like date search to work without it assuming that the world uses US date formats.

     

    You really need to go back to reading UserVoice feedback about what is broken and what new features are requested.