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Stephen C.26's avatar
Stephen C.26
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

Is it possible to upload ALL images to Camera Uploads?

Camera Uploads obviously uploads images from the camera roll. Only. Is it possible to upload all photos on my phone to Camera Uploads? Including ones downloaded or edited in an app?
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  • Stephen C.26's avatar
    Stephen C.26
    6 years ago

    Answer: NO. Come on Dropbox. :unamused:

Daphne's avatar
Daphne
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Hey there Stephen C.26,
 
As far as I’m aware, any image saved to your device will be available within the Camera roll so they would be picked up by camera uploads within Dropbox. Images you download specifically on your device will be saved within your Photos app and the camera roll (as well as automatically added to the "Downloads" album).
 
In terms of edited photos, I believe it is the same case. You may see that the photos are saved perhaps in an album created by the app, but these should essentially still be within the camera roll also as it includes all albums.
 
If you’re using a specific app to edit images then it might be worth just checking in your Photos app to see if you see an album created by that app.
 
I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions - Thanks! 
Stephen C.26's avatar
Stephen C.26
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

Unfortunately that is not what is happening. All I get is the contents of the "Camera" folder inside "DCIM". Other photos like everything in the "Pictures" folder, WhatsApp, Photoshop Express, Screenshots, Facebook, Instagram, etc don't upload to Camera Uploads at all. (They are all inside the "Photos" app though, and backed up to photos.google.com). And I can't find any setting to enable this. This is an Android phone ver 9

  • Daphne's avatar
    Daphne
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    6 years ago
     
    Thanks for that clarification there! I looked into this on a few different OS devices and what I mentioned above seems to apply for iOS but not so much for Android devices. 
     
    For an Android device, to get those other images to upload with automatic camera uploads, you can select the images within the other albums and choose to “move to folder” or “copy to folder” and choose the Camera roll.
     
    This would allow them to be automatically uploaded, otherwise I can suggest uploading the images manually from other albums into the Dropbox app.
     
    Hope this helps to clarify the matter - Cheers!
    • Stephen C.26's avatar
      Stephen C.26
      Helpful | Level 6
      6 years ago

      Thanks but that rather defeats the whole purpose of having Dropbox update Camera Uploads automatically. NOT your problem though thanks for trying to help.

      But Dropbox… wutt???!

      • Stephen C.26's avatar
        Stephen C.26
        Helpful | Level 6
        6 years ago

        Answer: NO. Come on Dropbox. :unamused:

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