Facebook Rolling Out New iOS Photo Sync Feature

MacRumors · Nov 19, 2012, 07:16 PM

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:

Quote:

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Facebook will then automatically upload photos you shoot to an unpublished album only you can see.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.

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.

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.

Article Link: Facebook Rolling Out New iOS Photo Sync Feature

REM314 · Nov 19, 2012, 07:18 PM

Google+ was way ahead on this. Too bad no one uses G+ or i'd leave Facebook immediately.

elicate · Nov 19, 2012, 07:18 PM

No thanks.

Compile 'em all · Nov 19, 2012, 07:19 PM

The iOS app Keeps getting better and better! The latest update was pretty awesome, you could tag people and share posts.

eagandale4114 · Nov 19, 2012, 07:20 PM

No thanks.
May be cool for some but im going to stay away.

Jayse · Nov 19, 2012, 07:20 PM

Big fat emphatic NO from me. I trust Facebook even less than i do Google!

Saladinos · Nov 19, 2012, 07:20 PM

Capacity limit?

justinfreid · Nov 19, 2012, 07:21 PM

Auto uploads to Facebook are inherently better than to iCloud: they're stored permanently with no limit (presumably), they're accessible on any platform, and they're easier to share.
Google+ also has this feature.

Diode · Nov 19, 2012, 07:22 PM

Doesn't FB own all images uploaded to them?

Sounds like a bad idea....

nsimpson94 · Nov 19, 2012, 07:22 PM

Photostream does me fine.

SgtPepper12 · Nov 19, 2012, 07:24 PM

Go on people, sell your souls.

dearfriendx · Nov 19, 2012, 07:27 PM

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...

Dainin · 07:27 PM

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.

CShort · Nov 19, 2012, 07:27 PM

So does the facebook app have to be open for the background downloads to work?

Mattsasa · Nov 19, 2012, 07:32 PM

been waiting for this

PrometheusGeek · Nov 19, 2012, 07:35 PM

Seriously no thanks. If its not optional, and if its "on" automatically instead of "off", then I'm uninstalling FB from my phone.

iMikeT · Nov 19, 2012, 07:38 PM

This is good news for those who use Apple products and Facebook.

However, I am not on Facebook as I highly value my privacy.

longofest · Nov 19, 2012, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacRumors

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

Until Facebook changes their terms on you. Because they've NEVER done that before...

Blakjack · Nov 19, 2012, 07:39 PM

I welcome this feature

sir1963nz · Nov 19, 2012, 07:39 PM

All that tasty information embedded in the exif data just waiting to be trawled through by Facebook, particularly if you have GPS data embedded too.

Now if Apple allow us to strip all of that out before hand

jlgolson · Nov 19, 2012, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PrometheusGeek

Seriously no thanks. If its not optional, and if its "on" automatically instead of "off", then I'm uninstalling FB from my phone.

You have to opt in.

cerote · Nov 19, 2012, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diode

Doesn't FB own all images uploaded to them?

Sounds like a bad idea....

And there is an option in the ettings on FB to set because it gives FB the rights to use your image for other purposes. It says it is not used yet but being looked into in the future so they added the setting.

Shasterball · Nov 19, 2012, 07:42 PM

Like I'm going to allow all my pics to be uploaded to Facebook. LOL. Please...

Castiel · Nov 19, 2012, 07:42 PM

How many pictures of food and coffee do the Facebook servers really need?

bwhli · Nov 19, 2012, 07:44 PM

No thanks.

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nsimpson94 macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Inverness, Scotland	Photostream does me fine.
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dearfriendx macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: San Diego, CA	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...
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Dainin macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2009	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 edited by Dainin; Nov 19, 2012 at 07:27 PM. Reason: Typo
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CShort macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2011	Automatic So does the facebook app have to be open for the background downloads to work?
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Mattsasa macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Minnesota	been waiting for this
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PrometheusGeek macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2012	Seriously no thanks. If its not optional, and if its "on" automatically instead of "off", then I'm uninstalling FB from my phone.
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iMikeT macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California	This is good news for those who use Apple products and Facebook. However, I am not on Facebook as I highly value my privacy.
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sir1963nz macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2012	Yum All that tasty information embedded in the exif data just waiting to be trawled through by Facebook, particularly if you have GPS data embedded too. Now if Apple allow us to strip all of that out before hand
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