Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out a new photo sharing app for Android, iOS and Windows Phone dubbed ‘Xim’.
The new app allows users to create temporary photo slideshows that can be shared across multiple devices simultaneously.
“Why huddle around one small screen when you can xim your photos to your friends? Your slideshow will play on your device and theirs simultaneously. Sit back, enjoy the show,” notes Microsoft on Xim website.
The whole idea of Xim is to eliminate the hassle of having to log into a social network or having a certain app installed to view shared photos. It is only the person, who is sharing the photos needs to have the app installed onto the device, others can view the share photos on any web browser without needing to install the application.
However, participants sharing the Xim can also add their own photos to the slideshow or add more people from their address book if they have the app installed.
With Xim, a user can select and download up to 50 photos from their camera roll, Dropbox, Facebook, Instagram or OneDrive that they wish to share and then send a link to the slideshow to anyone using their mobile number or email address. The shared photos will be accessible only for “a little while,” users can, however, save the photos by tapping on them. The Xim app also supports comments.
Xim is now available as a free download for Android and Windows Phone, while an iOS app is also on the way.
