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iwork2ski
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

Android Phone Stops Uploading Photos

I am running Android Version 11 on a Galaxy S10 using Dropbox to upload camera photos.  The uploads used to work fine, but now it just seems to stop and I find days of photos that have not been uploa...
Android
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  • iwork2ski's avatar
    iwork2ski
    3 years ago

    I figured it out. Seems like the battery optimizer shuts down background apps to save power.  Once I set the "optimize battery usage" feature off for Dropbox app, it uploads the photos. 

iwork2ski's avatar
iwork2ski
New member | Level 2
3 years ago

I figured it out. Seems like the battery optimizer shuts down background apps to save power.  Once I set the "optimize battery usage" feature off for Dropbox app, it uploads the photos. 

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