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# Location-Based Photo Apps
IceCream's App Now Lets Users Discover Photos on Their Friends' Phones

By Cadhla Gray | Published 2016-01-14 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/discover-photos
References: [givemeicecream](https://givemeicecream.com/) & [itunes.apple](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/icecream-discover-photos-on/id991764805?mt=8)

Updating its [space-saving photo app](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memory), IceCream has created a feature that allows users to discover photos on their friends' cell phones from an event they were at together.

The app allows users to send requests to discover photos that were taken on a specific date, matching times and dates to find only the relevant photos. However, the app doesn't automatically send all the images taken. Rather it respects the request recipient's privacy and helps them edit and delete the photo roll through the ever-popular [Tinder](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tinder-share-my-date) method -- requiring the user to simply swipe right to keep the photo or left to delete.

Not surprisingly, the app's feature is called 'Discover' and will certainly be popular with teenage and Millennial markets, whose love of photos and immediacy will lend well to this app.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.8/10
- Popularity: 16% | Activity: 29% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What Makes This Trend Stand Out

- **Location-based Photo Discovery:** IceCream's app feature allows users to discover photos on their friends' phones from a specific event they attended together.
- **Privacy-respecting Photo Sharing:** IceCream's app respects user privacy by allowing them to edit and delete the photo roll through a swipe right (to keep) or left (to delete) feature.
- **Millennial-focused Photo Apps:** IceCream's app feature is expected to be popular among teenagers and millennials who enjoy taking and sharing photos in real-time.

### Sectors Adopting This

- **Mobile Apps:** The advancement of location-based photo discovery features opens up opportunities for mobile app developers to create innovative and engaging photo-sharing applications.
- **Photography:** The privacy-respecting photo sharing feature presents an opportunity for photography companies to develop tools and services that prioritize user privacy and control.
- **Social Networking:** The millennial-focused photo app trend can be leveraged by social networking platforms to enhance their photo-sharing capabilities and attract younger users.

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