[Closed] Err have Google turned off Picasa...?

Was expecting it. But yes that's annoying. Will have to work out any easy alternative way of embedding images in threads from Google photos as unfortunately the stw forum software can't handle Google image addresses

Yes and yes. I've failed to find how to replicate key functionality with Google photos so have moved to Flickr. I used cloudsfer to migrate.

Balls 🙁 Need to find another way to embed photos now.

Doesn't appear to be any simple way to do this, I've tried a few workarounds and nothing has worked.

Imgur

Imgur is what I also use for photos on here - decided eventually that it was less hassle simply uploading to that than all the workarounds involving picasa. Still hoping Google might add easy hotlinking to Google photos
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i too have taken the advice on here and use imgur. useless for hosting my albums ive found (that could just be me tho), but easypeasy for taking a photo and getting it on here.

Imgur is fine for disposable hosting. But you never want to use it for proper storage/management.

Am experimenting with new Google service that replaced Picasa. Let's try thid:

[img] https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/idpPYNkjX0zTD5RnLvwb-tqgZI_6lq0BvJVb_BcHXi8EAqQ8NSOh0E9XtTF1OW1TO0JSmC1Wo0jlQNaTwVNClYLuLJIlsR9EVg_TQFH0PS5J7K1tualq1EoylWVnT2BnxOsZRRgzzLL7yPvJRcgDc2pGs6YlDjr81KpJ52_4zuu_JlHqwjXopZEstpV_L3JRG8wh5HnPTAJ24MUm49hqaqzb_no7-e6QSeYBkZ9IerqUuYHJUePe6qc2LcaHK8dLe9KFsHso-vdkm_EydR-G9vY3aLPlEFkpTP6rbX_5GJbKiDJii3VFKRol5_YkCiL2kwwribjpzyehee-5UqkH2y7qymAaRsor9HTyF_OQTqZw4p9R23y-RHixFfkqs9inVWzK3Cfmwpnc8zoL2YU6hIgMxXh8XnWfGpcH0h6xkOiBx9BO-58hk37BaYgm4kGWxXQFLwsAuswcH5RipfBqTrBYgRmkcpcL4MLrk_lwVy2dNpPJsuLGfeee_eBNys7nHlPWGBLUFlqrv6VeYwWjqXKIoIgTImQJYEzo9ShaWjplowh-vSm7VTt7=s3840-w2160-h3840-rw-no [/img]

So that address is too long for stw. Is this an stw issue? Or bb issue? Can it be tweaked by stw?

[img] https://goo.gl/o0hWi1 [/img]

So as before, using url shortener goo.gl works. Just need to streamline the shortening. Must be a phone app for that

[img] https://goo.gl/dbSARL [/img]

The goo.gl url shortener app with the Greenland logo on Google play works fine and speeds up the process.

You might be able to see the pics, but I can't. (on an iPhone)

I see no images, Stoner.

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Really?
Bugger, that doesn't work then

Oh, hang on, I think I know why

I can see pics of sunset

I can see the images, so it is the url is too long then is it? Do you also have to use a shareable link? I tried taking the URL and shoving ?.jpg on as it was suggested that'd work... but didn't.

[img] https://goo.gl/WOVfGA [/img]

I can see 3 pics

From the image in photo archive (the new Picasa) rhc or press hold and "open image in new tab" or copy image address. Paste into a url shortener and use the shorter url in the img tags in stw.

If someone tweaked the field character limit in bb press we shouldn't need to do the enshortening

So I think it might be get be your end bongo

Try this
[img] https://goo.gl/YJ3t8p [/img]

https://goo.gl/YJ3t8p

The show stopper for me is you can no longer just give a link to all your galleries. You have to share individual ones via Google photos. Bizarre decision by Google.

Progress apparently 🙁

I shall be checking out imgur. Now wondering if all my old links to Picasa hosted images still work?

Weird. Works on desktop, chrome/safari/firefox, but not on iOS, chrome/safari.

[url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/err-have-google-turned-off-picassa#post-7880225 ]

[img] https://goo.gl/WOVfGA [/img]

^^^ That one shows up tho.

Which one, that has been posted 3 or 4 times now!

I shall be checking out imgur. Now wondering if all my old links to Picasa hosted images still work?

I think so as I think they were links to the permanent storage address, as per what Stoner is now posting but via a URL shorterner as they appear to have changed something on the URLs too.

Now wondering if all my old links to Picasa hosted images still work?

Edit: just checked and mine are OK (the above may be more for gallery links than images).

Which one, that has been posted 3 or 4 times now!

It's linked to the comment. Click it 🙂

Only the final one worked for me too on iOS.

Stoner you images not showing on Chromebook.

I'm using Imgur

Looks like he's removed them now.

Nope not removed. I think session shares look a bit flaky and maintaining permissions. I was lining from images in the auto back up folder which may be why permissions aren't right. If I use a "shared" album I expect it works more reliably.

Here is an image, not previously shared or hotlinked that I moved to a sharing permission album

[img] https://goo.gl/l1MUnj [/img]

that one shows, but it's upside down

none of the others were visible

Android and chrome. The only image I can see in this thread is the last map one from stoner

On iOS-Safari/Chrome, the upside down map, which I can see on Chrome/OSX, isn't visible.

[img] [/img]

[img] https://goo.gl/photos/4oF1J6SVbvhz3fbo7 [/img]

Quick test from me, my skinny bike.

I can see Stoner's map image on my Nexus.

Only one I can see is hosted on imgur.

Weird. And annoying. Since all my photos are taken on my phone and automatically uploaded to Google photos, I want to be able to use it as a host. Need to find some reliable work round

Android and chrome. The only image I can see in this thread is the last map one from stoner

Can't see n0b0dy0ftheg0at's though.

Edit: can't see any using Firefox. I'm going to bet that you need to be logged into a Google account.

Weird. And annoying. Since all my photos are taken on my phone and automatically uploaded to Google photos, I want to be able to use it as a host. Need to find some reliable work round