SmugMug - Photography Platform

Esmond Siew

It's fast. I like that I can access all the photos thru the app with ease. I particularly like the fact that even with Google Photos backing up my photos, I could use SmugMug as a second source of backup, automatically. Also love how they keep adding new features - goes to show that they are constantly improving.

arthur pappas

Dated & surprisingly clunky. No way to set app as default camera app. Forget about taking photos in landscape mode -- you have to rotate your device to view them! Clearly, this app is an afterthought. I'll be letting the trial lapse without subscribing. The search to replace Google Photos continues.

A Google user

Oh yeah, this app is perfect! I can store so many pics on the app without taking up space on my phone. I can also send pics directly to the app from my phone and store them in any folder that I want. The only thing I wish they would add is a feature to allow users to organize folders in any order they want...drag and drop them in a particular way that is important to the user.

David Beattie

Slideshow feature at the top level was removed? Now the only way to display a slideshow of all my photos is by going into Android Screensaver settings, which is a cumbersome and round-about method, and requires configuring SmugMug as a screensaver, which I may not want permanently. The slideshow feature of a single album/gallery is still there, but it's harder to find in the newer versions--hidden in a submenu, rather than a play button on the top bar. Once you do find the slideshow functionality, it is very limited. I can't adjust the most basic parameter of a slide show, which is the time between slides. Another basic parameter would be, do we want the slide show to loop, or not? And what about displaying in random order, or in sequential order? No, all we get is a simple "play" button, and it does whatever it wants.. which seems to be sequential within a single folder, or random in the screen saver mode. I do want to use the slideshow as a screen saver (and this works in the Android screen saver settings), but the constant flipping between pictures every 5 seconds makes me not want to use it! Also, I'd like to have the option to automatically filter out videos. In a screen saver format, having videos be optionally filtered out makes sense. Especially because the sound of a video can be startling! but also because even the visual motion of a moving video (even if the sound is muted) can grab the attention when the function of a screen saver should be a pretty background image that you only have to look at if you want to. We should have all the configuration options (and more) for a screensaver slide show as for a regular slideshow, except it should always loop, default to random order unless configured sequentially, and give the option to filter out videos. Right now the only option is which gallery to display, and that's not nearly enough options. I haven't had a chance to test SmugMug on Android TV recently, and it appears you may have brought that back, and if so I'm glad to see it, and I may try it in the future. I hope it has Daydream support (screensaver) but this is not stated one way or the other in the recent release notes. If this is missing, please bring it back.

A Google user

The Auto-Uploader only grabs images from my camera folder. I use Lightroom, VSCO, and other apps that export to their own folders (not always customizable), and it would be nice if the app uploaded those, too. The "set it and forget it" nature of auto-upload is utterly defeated if I have to keep remembering to manually upload those pics. Otherwise, it's a fantastic service with great value!

Jen

Have had the app for a few years. Never had problems until the last two weeks. Anytime I try to make a new gallery I get an error message that states "this content is no longer available". I can go through the desktop version and create albums to use but when I go back to the app they cannot be found once created. What the heck?!? The app is a far easier tool for me to use than online version.

Eon

Very nice.. As long as you pay. If your subscription runs out they won't even give you access to your photos. Was using the app to photograph my workout improvements for a few months, but building muscle isn't the fastest thing so I canceled it. Now I can't even see or retrieve my pictures without paying a month's sub. Would have appreciated if I could just export them or even just see small versions of them.

HP C

For the price of unlimited photo and video, its amazing. But beyond that, the lack of Google like search features is unbearable. Besides the search, there are some missing basic ease of use functions. Like on files that failed to upload with error, there is no way to retry beside going to find that specific photo and upload again. Also I can't upload ALL of my photos at once, it only does all by date. And WHY dont the albums have the ability to group by date like the photos is beyond me.

A Google user

I find the app very stable and reliable. Presentation is awesome. And they just make it easy and intuitive to use. I am still learning all it has to offer. I have ordered several hard prints thru the app and couldn't be happier with the service and quality. I wish the app offered a place to socialize more, like with family, for comments and sharing about photos but still love everything about the app.

A Google user

We have been smugmug subscribers since 2005 and we still think it's the best hosting site available. There is only one issue with their site that was available and is no longer which they say cannot be fix and that is a huge bummer in our eyes. As far as this app goes;it's nearly perfect. The one thing with it I'd like to see fixed is that when auto play is enabled (Screensaver if you will) that movies would play without having to engage the play button before the next photo appears.