Impossible for the "Camera Upload" feature to also include Apple iOS "Live Photos?"

Alex W.3

Hello!

I recently discovered that none of my synced iOS (iPhone) photos include the LIVE PHOTO (the animation / little video associated with a photo).

(I am using Dropbox as a way to transfer photos from iPhone --> Mac wirelessly.)

This is really unfortunate, as I've lost about 6 months of live photos as a result.

It appears that Dropbox Camera Upload specifically does *not* sync the live photo component of iOS photos, and silently drops / doesn't sync the live photo.

I would love to be wrong about this, but as far as I can tell, the only way to sync live photos is to either connect your iPhone to your Mac with a USB cable, or to pay Apple for iCloud.

Mark

This is correct I'm afraid. I believe its because Apple hasnt released the API to do so.

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allidav

There are several 3rd party iOS apps that will upload Live Photos to Dropbox.

emilyc123

We are actively building Live Photo support for both iOS and Android.

Impossible for the "Camera Upload" feature to also include Apple iOS "Live Photos?"

Impossible for the "Camera Upload" feature to also include Apple iOS "Live Photos?"

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