Previewed at WWDC, launching in the fall.
Facebook Rolling Out New iOS Photo Sync Feature
Facebook is slowly rolling out a new Photo Sync feature to its iOS users that automatically uploads all photos taken on the iPhone to a private photo album on Facebook. The idea is to make it easier and faster for users to share photos with their friends.
TechCrunch has more on how it works:
The app is very clear that all photos uploaded automatically are marked as private and cannot be viewed by others until specifically shared by the user. Users get 2 GB of complimentary photo storage.
TechCrunch has more on how it works:
Here’s how Facebook Photo Sync works, at least for those lucky enough to be in the test. You go to the Photos app in the Facebook For iOS app’s sidebar navigation or the photos section of your Timeline and scroll to the bottom. There you may find an option to check out Photo Sync and then enable it, as seen in this photo sent in by tipster YoloFahad (an Instagrammer-extraordinaire).Facebook's support site has much more about Photo Sync, as well. Facebook is using background uploads within the Facebook iOS app to move the photos, not anything special with location APIs or Apple's iOS 6 Facebook integration.
Facebook will then automatically upload photos you shoot to an unpublished album only you can see. From there you can authorize which photos you want posted.
The app is very clear that all photos uploaded automatically are marked as private and cannot be viewed by others until specifically shared by the user. Users get 2 GB of complimentary photo storage.
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74 months ago
Based off of facebook's history, I'd never do this. People have deleted photos that stayed live on facebook's servers for YEARS afterwords, though not shown to the user if you saved the original URL you can still see and view the image.
Last thing I want is a picture uploaded to facebook that I can never delete and have no control over.
Last thing I want is a picture uploaded to facebook that I can never delete and have no control over.
74 months ago
Dumb. Give them my photos to their server and then select which ones are viewable to friends? No, how about I keep all my photos and maybe post some which I choose...
74 months ago
Seriously no thanks. If its not optional, and if its "on" automatically instead of "off", then I'm uninstalling FB from my phone.
74 months ago
Google+ was way ahead on this. Too bad no one uses G+ or i'd leave Facebook immediately.
74 months ago
The app is very clear that all photos uploaded automatically are marked as private and cannot be viewed by others until specifically shared by the user.
Article Link: Facebook Rolling Out New iOS Photo Sync Feature (//www.macrumors.com/2012/11/19/facebook-rolling-out-new-ios-photo-sync-feature/)
Until Facebook changes their terms on you. Because they've NEVER done that before...
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