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Historypin

by We Are What We Do

This app is currently not active on Google Play

50+
Thousand
Installs
PREMIUM
Est. installs
PREMIUM
Recent installs
3.71
247
Rating
Unranked
Ranking
1
Libraries
2.2+
Android version
7/28/11
Last updated
2011
July
App age
1004.0 KB
App size
Low
Maturity
Maturity
FREE
Price

Google Play Rating history and histogram

106
55
27
27
32

Changelog

  • Apr 18, 2015 Unpublished
  • Oct 27, 2013 Installs 50,000+ installs
  • Aug 15, 2011 Installs 10,000+ installs
  • Jul 28, 2011 Update Version 1.2
  • Jul 22, 2011 Installs 5,000+ installs
  • Jul 22, 2011 Update Version 1.1
  • Jul 19, 2011 Update Version 1.001
  • Jul 14, 2011 Installs 1,000+ installs
  • Jul 12, 2011 Installs 100+ installs
  • Jul 11, 2011 Update Version 1.001
  • Jul 11, 2011 New App Version 1.0 in Travel & Local for Free
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Developer information

We Are What We Do

Website

N/A

Description

Discover windows into the past by seeing and interacting with the history all around you.

The official Historypin app reveals photos near your current location and allows you to view them layered over the modern scene in front of you. You can also explore Collections of some of the best old photos from around the world, wherever you are.

You can add your own piece of history and pin it to the map, too, by using your phone to digitise an old photo, capture a modern moment of historic importance, or take a modern replica of a photo on the app.

And if you shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it like a Polaroid picture, your phone will bring up some of the best photos from all over the globe.

Historypin was created by the not-for-profit company We Are What We Do, in partnership with Google.

The app is free to download.

Key features:

* Explore the Historypin map - the Historypin map has 1000s of images and stories pinned to it and the app allows you to browse this by date and location, using your location to find the nearest content, or exploring remotely.
* Explore the streets - holding your phone up to the street, the app uses your camera view to display nearby images. By selecting the image, it can be overlaid onto the modern view to create an historical comparison, which you can toggle or fade between.
* Read stories and recollections - all stories shared can be accessed through the app.
* Capture a modern moment of history - images taken with the app are immediately pinned to the Historypin map, with any captions and stories you add. Images can also be added from your phone’s albums.
* Digitise an old photo - take photos of old pictures as an easy alternative to scanning them, then add photo details and pin them directly to the Historypin map.
* Take modern equivalents of old classics - when exploring historic content, you can snap exact contemporary replicas
* Browse Collections from anywhere - you can explore selected Collections from Historypin.com
* Shake history up - a simple shake of the app brings up a random piece of content from anywhere in the world

Note: We have done our best to make this an enjoyable app to use. It is only as good as the hardware, GPS, and data signal.

Recent changes:
Update for Honeycomb Tablet support
Better use of EXIF data on photo
Minor interface improvements
Improved clarity of icons
Discover windows into the past by seeing and interacting with the history all around you.

The official Historypin app reveals photos near your current location and allows you to view them layered over the modern scene in front of you. You can also explore Collections of some of the best old photos from around the world, wherever you are.

You can add your own piece of history and pin it to the map, too, by using your phone to digitise an old photo, capture a modern moment of historic importance, or take a modern replica of a photo on the app.

And if you shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it like a Polaroid picture, your phone will bring up some of the best photos from all over the globe.

Historypin was created by the not-for-profit company We Are What We Do, in partnership with Google.

The app is free to download.

Key features:

* Explore the Historypin map - the Historypin map has 1000s of images and stories pinned to it and the app allows you to browse this by date and location, using your location to find the nearest content, or exploring remotely.
* Explore the streets - holding your phone up to the street, the app uses your camera view to display nearby images. By selecting the image, it can be overlaid onto the modern view to create an historical comparison, which you can toggle or fade between.
* Read stories and recollections - all stories shared can be accessed through the app.
* Capture a modern moment of history - images taken with the app are immediately pinned to the Historypin map, with any captions and stories you add. Images can also be added from your phone’s albums.
* Digitise an old photo - take photos of old pictures as an easy alternative to scanning them, then add photo details and pin them directly to the Historypin map.
* Take modern equivalents of old classics - when exploring historic content, you can snap exact contemporary replicas
* Browse Collections from anywhere - you can explore selected Collections from Historypin.com
* Shake history up - a simple shake of the app brings up a random piece of content from anywhere in the world

Note: We have done our best to make this an enjoyable app to use. It is only as good as the hardware, GPS, and data signal.

Recent changes:
Update for Honeycomb Tablet support
Better use of EXIF data on photo
Minor interface improvements
Improved clarity of icons
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Comments

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app cool great idea love more out photos really work

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app cool great history idea looking love more needs pretty

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any app bad great idea keeps photos pictures poor work

Google Play Rankings

This app is not ranked

Permissions

Development tools
test access to protected storage
Your location
approximate (network-based) location, access extra location provider commands, mock location sources for testing, precise (GPS) location
Network communication
full network access
Your accounts
find accounts on the device, use accounts on the device
Storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Hardware controls
take pictures and videos, control vibration
Extra
android.permission.CONTROL_LOCATION_UPDATES

Libraries

Ad network libraries

None found

Social libraries

None found

Development tools

android-wheel

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