Flickr Adds Video Playback to Mobile Site

Yahoo-owned Flickr on Friday rolled out a revamped mobile Web site that now allows users to play Flickr videos on their phones.

Flickr to m.flickr.com in April, and while users could upload short videos from their cell phones, they could not actually watch them from their mobile devices.

The offering has been available in beta to select iPhone users since October and will open to all iPhone and iPod Touch users on Friday. Support for additional handsets with streaming capabilities will be added in the coming weeks, Flickr said.

"Now we're expanding the experience to any smart phone that supports browsers like Webkit, Firefox Mobile, and Opera Mobile," according to a Yahoo blog post.

The upgrade also includes a revamped interface that simplifies access to photo albums, and allows users to add contacts, favorite images, and change your privacy and permission settings from their phones, Flickr said.