If you are already using Android phones, chances are you are already aware of the instant upload feature of Google Plus. Via this feature you are able to upload the photos taken from your handset directly to a private album marked as "Instant Upload" on your Google Plus account. The process is seamless and happens in the background without any interference from your side. The album is totally private and cannot be viewed unless of course you are the owner of the account. Once on the web you could choose to delete or share the photos you like as per your convenience and choice. Facebook has started to roll out the same feature on their Android and iOS devices app.
The details about the app feature are on their site for you to read in case you have any queries. For suing the feature, you will first need to enable it manually on the app. Chances are by now you should have the feature on your Android (and iOS) smart-phone. But if you haven't got it yet, you should have it sooner. To enable it manually just head over to the photos part of your account from your Android or iOS device and you should see a 3rd tab labelled, "Synced".
You could take a look at the settings of the feature to make sure they are what you need. Especially since the feature has a upload-on-cellular-connection feature which may not be a good option for everybody. As you see here the feature is by default turned off and you will manually need to enable it. Our best option is to upload on WiFi connection.
There is a size limit on the total photos that you can upload. The initial limit has been set at 2Gb so make sure you delete the photos that you may not want in the private album. Will the size be increased? Not work as of now from Facebook. On the sync timing Facebook mentioned that they will try to sync your phone gallery with your private album as soon as you take the photo but they will also take on the factors like your battery level in to account. As of the difference in the way(WiFi or Cellular) you choose to sync your photos on, Facebook has made it clear that the uploaded photos will be smaller in size (around 100K each) while using cellular network while using WiFi larger versions of your photos will be uploaded.
Do you think this is a threat to the Instant Upload feature that Google plus is already providing its users with?
The details about the app feature are on their site for you to read in case you have any queries. For suing the feature, you will first need to enable it manually on the app. Chances are by now you should have the feature on your Android (and iOS) smart-phone. But if you haven't got it yet, you should have it sooner. To enable it manually just head over to the photos part of your account from your Android or iOS device and you should see a 3rd tab labelled, "Synced".
You could take a look at the settings of the feature to make sure they are what you need. Especially since the feature has a upload-on-cellular-connection feature which may not be a good option for everybody. As you see here the feature is by default turned off and you will manually need to enable it. Our best option is to upload on WiFi connection.
There is a size limit on the total photos that you can upload. The initial limit has been set at 2Gb so make sure you delete the photos that you may not want in the private album. Will the size be increased? Not work as of now from Facebook. On the sync timing Facebook mentioned that they will try to sync your phone gallery with your private album as soon as you take the photo but they will also take on the factors like your battery level in to account. As of the difference in the way(WiFi or Cellular) you choose to sync your photos on, Facebook has made it clear that the uploaded photos will be smaller in size (around 100K each) while using cellular network while using WiFi larger versions of your photos will be uploaded.
Do you think this is a threat to the Instant Upload feature that Google plus is already providing its users with?
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