Where is Picasa on Android

[rumbataz]

As Picasa is an Google app, I cannot find it on my phone or tab and it's not on Google Play.

How can I view my Picasa Web Albums on my phone and tab?

 

[!on]

I don't use it myself but I always presumed it was integrated into the gallery app (as you can access it from the share menu in gallery). But then it is a bit weird not having an app in the app drawer, but it is in the play store.

 

[chanchan05]

Go to Menu>Settings>Accounts and Sync>Google Account>check picasa>wait a while>go to your Gallery app>Picasa albums are there.

 

[dCoder]

Also, if you use the Google Plus app, you can view your Picasa pictures there.

 

[AlvarezLuis]

As Picasa is an Google app, I cannot find it on my phone or tab and it's not on Google Play.

It IS available in the Play Store. So if you cannot find it in the Play Store when you query it from your device Picasa apparently is not available for that particular device.

 

[rumbataz]

It IS available in the Play Store. So if you cannot find it in the Play Store when you query it from your device Picasa apparently is not available for that particular device.

Really? I searched the Google Play store from my desktop PC and couldn't find any app made by Google called Picasa. I did find several third-party apps though - is that what you are referring to?

 

[Rxpert83]

It comes preinstalled on my HTC device.

I only know because its annoying to uninstall it all the time

 

[AlvarezLuis]

Really? I searched the Google Play store from my desktop PC and couldn't find any app made by Google called Picasa. I did find several third-party apps though - is that what you are referring to?

No. The app is free, called 'Picasa Mobile' (so it's in fact a 'Picasa Lite'), and links to your regular Picasa account (if you have one).
It is perfectly visible from my MacBook Pro and my iMac (and my SGNote).

 

[divinebovine]

It comes preinstalled on my HTC device.

I only know because its annoying to uninstall it all the time

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If you give us the APK filename, we'll be able to find it on the Play store.

[quote="AlvarezLuis, post: 4988024"]No. The app is free, called 'Picasa Mobile' (so it's in fact a 'Picasa Lite'), and links to your regular Picasa account (if you have one).
It is [URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dreamstep.wPicasaWeb&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5kcmVhbXN0ZXAud1BpY2FzYVdlYiJd"]perfectly visible from my MacBook Pro and my iMac[/URL] (and my SGNote).[/QUOTE]

There are plenty of Picasa apps like that not published by Google, and I'm sure lots of them work fine. rumbataz is apparently looking for an [B]official[/B] one published by Google.

 

[Rxpert83]

If you give us the APK filename, we'll be able to find it on the Play store.

Not if its an HTC exclusive app.

 

[AlvarezLuis]

It comes preinstalled on my HTC device.

I only know because its annoying to uninstall it all the time

If it comes preinstalled and you have to "uninstall it all the time" then why do you still bother to even try? It obviously won't uninstall unless you root your device (which I don't automatically recommend you do!).

 

[bberryhill0]

Yikes Alvarez, he's running Titanium Backup so he's obviously rooted.

 

[AlvarezLuis]

Yikes Alvarez, he's running Titanium Backup so he's obviously rooted.

If he's "obviously rooted" then why don't uninstalled apps stay uninstalled on that phone?

 

[Hadron]

It was Rxpert who posted a screenshot with Titanium, not rumbataz (OP).

Though on some devices you need more than just root before you can uninstall system apps while running android (if a rooted HTC is S-On then uninstall will still fail).

 

[Rxpert83]

If he's "obviously rooted" then why don't uninstalled apps stay uninstalled on that phone?

Each time you flash or update a stock based ROM it will be back because the app is included in the ROM.

Oh well, running jellybean aosp on cm10 now so no more issues with it

though on some devices you need more than just root before you can uninstall system apps while running android (if a rooted HTC is S-On then uninstall will still fail).

I don't believe that's true. At least not in HTC devices I've had experience with.

 

[AlvarezLuis]

Though on some devices you need more than just root before you can uninstall system apps while running android (if a rooted HTC is S-On then uninstall will still fail).

That's news to me (but doesn't really surprise me TBH).
However, Picasa doesn't strike me as a "system app". So if it indeed isn't one it should be perfectly

 

[Rxpert83]

That's news to me (but doesn't really surprise me TBH).
However, Picasa doesn't strike me as a "system app". So if it indeed isn't one it should be perfectly