If you use a Mac and came from IOS, then you might know of the new feature called PhotoStream.
Take a pic on your iPhone/iPad and if your on WiFi it will upload the Picture to all of your IOS devices and Mac computers.
Well I found this super cool way to get your GS3 or any Android phone to get this feature to work, in fact it will auto upload your Pictures and Videos to iPhoto when your GS3 is on WiFi or 3G/4G.
No credit to me, I found it online, but tested it out and its great.
You will need to have a DropBox account setup on your Mac as well as on your GS3, turn on the Auto Upload feature in the app on the GS3 and watch how fast it puts all your pictures in iPhoto without having to Sync your GS3 to anything.
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57470315-285/sync-photos-from-your-android-device-to-iclouds-photo-stream/
Cool.
Semi related in case folks are looking for a more Googleish option. Google+ has an "Instant Upload" feature (you can limit it to wifi or upload over cellular too) that uploads your photos and videos to picasa web albums / Google+ (set to private by default). Here is some info... well I can't link because I'm new... Just google "google + instant upload" and you should find instructions easily.
I find that even if you don't use Google+ auto uploading is at least is a handy supplemental backup feature.
With Telus and some other carriers you automatically get 49gb free for 2 years when you log in to Dropbox from your S3.
Additionally, if you have Google AdWords credit laying around, you can get up to 16gb free by creating an adwords campaign, worked well for me:
http://lifehacker.com/5851116/use-google-adwords-to-quickly-max-out-your-dropbox-referrals
This will basically ensure that I have enough storage for a very long time for all my photos and videos, even after the 2 years is up.
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Is there an iOS like "PhotoStream" manner of getting pictures onto N7?
Picasa?
I know one can plug into USB, just look for a more streamlined method.
Thanks for any input!
It's called Google+
Sign in the G+ go to settings and it's called "Instant Upload"
any picture you take, it'll auto upload to G+ (in essence it's Picasa also)
BTW, Google had Instant Upload before the "PhotoStream"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aCYZ3gXfy8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y_xKVSRAy8
And FYI, any photo/video that is automatically Instantly Uploaded are marked as Private, so on you can see them, then you can choose to Share them to your Circles.
You can use drive, box, photobucket and dropbox as cloud storage to sync files between devices.
Currently using drop box but I've found I can't choose to sync individual folders such as camera uploads from my phone...that way I don't have all my drop box files filling up my N7. Anyone have a suggestion?
Alright,
I'm using this device now and getting familiar. One of few things that bother me is No CM10 browser. I tried sideloading it but it kept FC on me. Minor.
Back to my main question, I notice photos have the option to Sync with Google Photos. The thing is I didn't even activate my Google+ (Not a fan of social media). But I'm considering to just activate it because the 16gigs will just get eaten up.
1) Do I really have to activate Google+ to get access to the Sync Photos in Gallery?
2) Are there means of accessing the synced photos without making activating/making Google+ profile?
First Nexus device, I've always used CM based ROMS. But its like Google really forces itself in using as many of the google apps as possible.
just activate google+ account.
as long as you don't post anything, your profile is empty. there is no privacy concern.
Ok. Family of 5 (mom dad 17yr old 13 yr old 10 yr old) Dad and 17yr old have Nexus 4 and love them. Other three have iphone 4/5. I am trying to create a simple collaborative system to easy store photos automatically. (Key automatically). I have 105gb of google storage bought for two years (came with a chromebook) But am not apposed to moving to different provider. Google+ does the trick for MY nexus (not my daughter because it moves photos to HER google account). Picasa is acceptable because I can store them and share an album...I guess I could do the same with google drive. So even though two of us are on nexus 4's...it still put each of our photos on seperate account. Any suggestions for one single photo storage account that will alllow AUTO upload from device to ONE SINGLE storage account, cross platform Android / IOS.
If wrong forum point me where to repost please.
Dropbox
(wasn't sure if this should be in the apps section, or Q&A...sorry if this is the wrong forum)
I recently purchased a Nexus 7 with the hopes of turning it into a photoframe for my grandmother and aunts. They don't have facebook, or G+...etc. So my hope is to create a generic account for them on several services (G+, dropbox, skydrive, flickr, etc.) and then setup the Nexus 7 to auto-download photos from these services and add them to the local gallery (maybe once per hour or day). Then use the gallery, daydream or another app to create a slideshow.
I'm hoping to allow other family members (who are located around the country) to upload photos to these services.
Much of this is flexible, but the end goal would be to allow lots of family members to be able to share photos with my grandmother (and at 102, she's not really in a position to get a social network account and really know how to use it). So ideally, I'd like this to be as "automated" as possible for them.
Are there any apps that may help? If not...other suggestions (on how to get close to my desired outcome) are welcome!
If it's helpful:
This is a Nexus 7 16GB wifi only
They DO have wifi and an "always on" connection
Thanks!
Set up a Google account expressly designed for this, and give everyone who wants to post photos the account login. Then post their pics to an album on G+. Use this account solely for this purpose. Anyone who adds it to their device will have access to the photos via gallery so long as photo sync is turned on for that account.
Thanks Solutions Etcetera! (follow up question at the bottom)
I ended up creating an account dedicated for the device, and while I liked your idea about giving out the login info ...I went another way with it. (mostly to simplify it all for family
I logged into the device account via a browser and then to picasaweb.google.com (if it takes you to Google+ photos, you should get a box that asks if you want to go to the "old albums" or something...do that! I found a setting in there that allows uploads via email.
(you may know the rest of this, but I'm putting it here in case anyone else comes looking.
So I enabled it (via checkbox) which provides an email address of a <long random bunch of numbers>@picasaweb.com.
You can also add a "passphrase" which turns the email address into <long random bunch of numbers>.<passphrase>@picasaweb.com.
Now, any family member can simply send an email to that address with an attached photo (or multiple photos) and they get added to a folder called "Dropbox" (that's google's name...not mine, and not related to the "Dropbox" service).
Then, as long as I have photo sync'ing turned on, on the N7....it seems to work.
My Question:
Anyone know how long the sync interval is?
I can send the account an email...it shows up online, and shows up in the "Gallery" almost instantly, but Daydream seems to ignore changes. I found by restarting the device it sees the new images, but I was hoping for something a bit more "automatic." Stopping just daydream and letting it start again on it's own didn't seem to update with new photos either.
Does anyone have any ideas how to nudge it along? so it more actively finds new photos once they're in the web album?
Thanks!
Without restarting the device, I think you're at the mercy of the media server. Don't really know why it varies so much in updating the media library index, but it is probably designed to minimize impact on battery.
Thanks for all the quick replies, ideas and solutions....er....Solutions.
I had the same issue with the sync interval on daydream. It is not clear to me if you have the photos stored locally. My problem was that there was a .nomedia file in the local photo folders I wanted displayed as part of daydream.
I found this thread while trying to do the same thing. I solved it a little differently. I used dropbox (the actual service, not the folder) to store photos and used dropsync (free) to synchronize the files to local folders. I used daydream to display the synced folders. This also puts all photos locally so my mom can take the tablet with her and have a photo album to share with friends.
Which is the best option if you want to use it for sharing and backing up photos? When I'm out and about taking pictures and I want to share with someone, the pics are either to big for texting or there is to many to send. So I usually upload to dropbox and send a link to either just view or to download. The problem is I only have 2G with dropbox and would like to use something else to backup almost ALL my pics(about 12G of them). Is it better to upload them to G+ or Google drive? I know that pics in google drive can be seen in G+, but you don't see the pics in G+ on your Google drive directories. Also, I plan on using the app to view the pics on my phone like the native gallery. Any advice or better options?
Thanks in advance!
I use the google photos app on my phone and have it set to auto backup. So when I take a picture(s) it backs up the most recent ones when I am on wifi.I think the google photos are sync'd with your google drive but I'm not 100% sure and can't look on my computer at work. I also increased my google drive size to 1TB for $9.99/month, they also have 100GB for $1.99/month. Not sure if this helps or makes it more complicated as I am limited to what I can see on google at work.