Facebook Launches Moments - A Photo Sharing App

The social media behemoth Facebook just launched a new photo sharing app called Moments.

At the current moment – pun not intended; the app is only available for those who reside in the US – it can be downloaded for iOS, and Android. Availability to more countries will follow in the near future.

Moments is not your basic photo sharing app – it makes it easier to share photos with your friends. You can synch your gallery with whomever you want to. Moments uses a facial recognition software that detects who is in a photo, and it will synch, privately I may add, with who recognizes to be your friends. It also recognizes when, and where the photos were taken – sort of like what Google Photos does. No, it’s exactly like Google Photos.

If you’re familiar with the tag option, then you’ll have no problems searching for photos. You can use a filter to search only through one of your friend’s photos, or a certain location, a certain time, and of course date.

You have the option to limit these tags, and Facebook says that this won’t pose as a threat to your privacy.

Of course, you need to grant access to Moments so the app can be able to synch your gallery. If you tag a person that isn’t your friend on Moments, they will get a message on Facebook telling them that some photos are awaiting approval, and if they wish to join the new platform. Some may find this a little bit intrusive.

The really great thing is that you can share pictures with your friends on Moments that you don’t necessarily have to share on Facebook. Okay, so you went to the beach today, and you already shared two pics. Do you really want to fill my news feed with your road-trip? Share them on Moments, set a privacy setting, and only you and your friends can have access to them.

Given the fact that Google Photos has just launched, can Moments do something to the big G’s new service? Facebook isn’t known to have a successful app releases – their Poke, Camera for iPhone, and Slingshot failed, miserably actually, and they were eventually removed from the Apple App Store. Yikes.

I’ll give it a try, but I’ll most likely stick to Google’s Photos app – unlimited free storage for 1080p videos, and pictures up to 16 megapixels sounds exceptional. It ain’t the best option for professional photographers, but for my crappy holiday pictures it’s more than enough.

So, with what service are you sticking with? Facebook’s Moments, or Google’s Photos?

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Roxanne Briean

I am a geek, a gamer and a writer. I have always been fascinated with the online community. At the moment I work as a full-time writer and study interior design. When I'm not scouring the net in search of interesting new gadgets and software I spend my time in MOBAs or drawing.