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WD Photos on Windows Pc

Developed By: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

License: Free

Rating: 3,4/5 - 4.032 votes

Last Updated: December 28, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.5.0
Size 5.5 MB
Release Date January 12, 19
Category Photography Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (8)]

Description from Developer:
Shoot it. Share it.

Turn your Android™ device into the ultimate photo album. View all the photos stored on your WD TV® Live Hub™ media center, My Net™ N900 Central HD dual-band ro... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download WD Photos and install on Windows PC. WD Photos is free Photography app, developed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Latest version of WD Photos is 2.5.0, was released on 2019-01-12 (updated on 2023-12-28). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500,000. Overall rating of WD Photos is 3,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 4,032 users, 1,459 users had rated it 5*, 813 users had rated it 1*.

How to install WD Photos on Windows?

Instruction on how to install WD Photos on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install WD Photos on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install WD Photos using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "WD Photos" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install WD Photos on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "WD Photos" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.5.0.

Download WD Photos 2.5.0 on Windows PC – 5.5 MB

Shoot it. Share it.

Turn your Android™ device into the ultimate photo album. View all the photos stored on your WD TV® Live Hub™ media center, My Net™ N900 Central HD dual-band router, My Book® Live™ or My Book Live Duo personal cloud storage with your Android smartphone or tablet. Or, take a photo or video and upload it from your camera roll directly to your compatible WD device.

Show off your entire photo collection all at once or search and filter photos by name, date, folder or album. Photos are automatically optimized for perfect viewing, taking up minimal space on your device. Lose your network access? No problem. You can still view previously displayed photos when you’re offline.

Features
• Access photos stored on your WD personal cloud storage with your Android mobile device
• Automatically upload photos from your camera roll directly to your personal cloud storage, no matter where you are
• Create a slideshow with transitions
• Access previously viewed photos even when you’re offline
• View photos all at once or filter by folder or album
• Search by file name, folder name or date using built-in search options
• Automatically discover and connect to compatible WD devices on the same Wi-Fi network as your smartphone or tablet
• Email links of full-resolution photos to friends and family and share photos on Facebook®.

Requirements
• My Cloud, WD TV Live Hub, My Book Live, My Book Live Duo or My Net N900 Central with the most recent firmware, connected to the Internet
• Android smartphone or tablet running version 2.2 or later software
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to read from external storage.