Washington - Ever scramble to snap a photo and realise your iPhone has no space for it?
For me, it was photos of the Pier 39 sea lions.
On vacation in San Francisco, a stroll along the city's Embarcadero took me past the famous pier, where the writhing, smelly sea lions begged to be documented. Unfortunately, my iPhone warned me after one snap that my photo library was full. Delete something, my phone was saying, or live with the one photo you just took.
Commence several minutes of frantic deleting, looking at the phone, rather than the sea lions.
If photo storage is a constant struggle for you, too, consider Flic.It's quicker than deleting, and more fun, too, so you're more likely (maybe) to keep up with pruning your picture collection.
The iOS app's interface is similar to that of matchmaking app Tinder, in which you swipe right to “like” a person and left to pass. Here, you see a photo from your camera roll and swipe it to the right to keep it or left to delete it. The app shows you how much disk space is being freed up as you go, and a trash can icon tallies how many photos you've trashed — both from your Photos app and from your iCloud storage, if you want.
A bonus fun touch: A little message below each photo asks, “Does this really look like a Kodak moment to you?”
Most likely, you'll say no.
After you've sifted through your photos, you can then select the trash can to empty it for good. Maybe you accidentally flicked a good shot to the left. This feature lets you rescue it.
The interface is simple and fun. It could be even better if it let you select albums to delete from — though how many of us take the time to sort our photos into albums, anyway? The app is available only for iOS 8. Since a decent amount of iPhone users have yet to upgrade, it might be worth it for the developers to change that.
Lots of us take too many photos. We take three shots of our dinners at different angles, or five family photos, with Grandma's eyes closed in three.
Flic helps you find the gems, and you won't really miss that blurry sunset photo once you trash it. In fact, you'll have room for other blurry photos.
Cost: $1.99 (about R20)
Creator: Lifehack Labs
Bottom line: Simple interface makes it easy to purge photos.
The Washington Post