Stop highlighting my photos!!!! - Sprint HTC One (M7)

I cant get the phone to stop automatically selecting photos it deems highlights from any album on my phone.
I uncheck the highlight from custome albun it was moved to, delete it from highlights album... Within the hour the phone has added it back in.
Please God someone help... This is a GIANT PRIVACY ISSUE
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If I'm correct it highlights the pictures you click on (view) the most it's not a privacy issue since it doesn't even transmit the data to HTC or anyone else. It happens to me too from time to time.

So a highly connected device moving files from a protected location to a shared location by itself is not a privacy issue?
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It doesn't move the location of the picture, it just links it to a folder in the gallery for quick viewing access. That's all.

-Cupper- said:
It doesn't move the location of the picture, it just links it to a folder in the gallery for quick viewing access. That's all.
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I see what big is talking about though. If someone is looking at his phone, someone might see pictures they weren't intended to see that would otherwise be hidden from view.

land2634 said:
I see what big is talking about though. If someone is looking at his phone, someone might see pictures they weren't intended to see that would otherwise be hidden from view.
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Then un highlight them? If you say it keeps highlighting photos you don't want to be highlighted then it'd probably be a good idea to go into settings>apps>all>media storage and clear the data from it, as well as the gallery app. Then do a reboot and let the gallery settle

This also drives me crazy. I'm constantly un-highlighting my photos and there's no way to turn that feature off

magnumtripod said:
This also drives me crazy. I'm constantly un-highlighting my photos and there's no way to turn that feature off
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Then hide the highlighted album?
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BTW I completely deleted the highlights album. 2 days later it had rebuilt itself, and pulled photos on my phone again from wherever it liked.
WHAT IDIOT DEVELOPER wrote this code?
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-Cupper- said:
Then hide the highlighted album?
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This.
I did this on my first day. In the settings of the gallery app, go to hide albums, and check the albums you want to hide.
This is actually a cool feature and it's even cooler that you can opt out of it. I see no privacy concerns at all. If someone is looking at your pics, your entire gallery is there for them to flick through.... unless you are seriously concerned with someone knowing which pictures you look at most frequently... in that case, don't let people get to your phone.
EDIT: I just realized how angry my post sounded... that was not intentional. I hope I didn't come off as a jerk!

Does the highlight album take up storage space?

This is a privacy issue...My highlighted photos go up on Twitter. I don't even post any personal pics on Twitter, or face book.
I'm very pissed with this auto feature. If I wanted someone to see them I'd post them.
How do u permanently turn it off. ????

Related

Any good private pics apps?

I've looked at all the apps I can find in the market that allow you to store provate pics but they all seem to not be up to scratch with either failing at being truly private (I don't think I saw any that used proper encryption) and/or don't have a proper viewer or slideshow option. Does anyone know if such an app exists with proper encryption and a decent viewer?
I'd also like to know this
Dropbox seems to work fine for me just make sure you log off after you exit
Best solution: Don't put porn on your phone and you won't need to hide it *wink wink*
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miztaken1312 said:
Best solution: Don't put porn on your phone and you won't need to hide it *wink wink*
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LMAO! That's awesome!
photovault
miztaken1312 said:
Best solution: Don't put porn on your phone and you won't need to hide it *wink wink*
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There HAS to be a better solution
miztaken1312 said:
Best solution: Don't put porn on your phone and you won't need to hide it *wink wink*
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Now I don't care who you are that right there is funny...
I use TSP (Totally Secure Picture) to hide my ex girls nudie pics from the flavor of the month. I'm not sure if it's still available in the market though.
lfwake08 said:
I use TSP (Totally Secure Picture) to hide my ex girls nudie pics from the flavor of the month. I'm not sure if it's still available in the market though.
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There's nothing a good google search can't cure.
+1 on photovault! I use the videovault wich is the same but for vids.
It seems to do well with all my flics!!
I used to use Pandora, works well but then i got tired of it, since i just kinda store the pics and videos there after taking them, not really used for viewing. so what i do is make a folder using the included file explorer thing, and name it with a discrete name like.....97taxreturns....lol, and make sure to put a "." in front of the folder name, then i put all my stuff in there. its hidden from the gallery and the file explorer unless you use "menu-->show hidden"
but pandora is pretty nice to for the porn addicts.
ScottyNuttz said:
There HAS to be a better solution
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search a .nomedia fix works for me
I used Vaulty Free from the market. It seems pretty good. The ONLY thing you can find/see in your "My Files" are text files. And YES I tried to open them and it just comes up with scribbles scratch. So YES I can Hide my Streamed Porn Video, My Sancha's (mistress) nude pics and video from the wifey...Haha
It also hides the videos and pics from the gallery completely.
miztaken1312 said:
There's nothing a good google search can't cure.
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Except herpes........that's forever.
I use Pandora...it's great and straight forward
hide ur pics ( porns) lol
vaulty free in the market works great
My friend uses Hide it Pro to hide his pics of weed. It has a disguised icon and has a secret way of opening it after you tap the icon. Then a password is required.
miztaken1312 said:
Best solution: Don't put porn on your phone and you won't need to hide it *wink wink*
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can we get a like button please.....so should i get rid of my hundreds of pictures and many hours of videos
garringm said:
can we get a like button please.....so should i get rid of my hundreds of pictures and many hours of videos
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U have a "thanks" button.
Next time u store these things, store them all in one "base" folder. This way u can delete this one folder and the contents - sub-folders and files would be auto-deleted.

[Q] Sony Album App/Gallery

Evening all..
So I've had a quick look through the forums, and not really seeing much about this...
I'm finding that the stock album/gallery app, although brilliant, is really annoying me! When you load the app, it shows the "Pictures" tab.. which appears to be ALL images it finds on the device (regardless of '.nomedia' files exising) The thing I'm finding the most annoying about this, is if I send someone a photo on whatsapp, or they send me one, it shows in this pictures tab. So If I take a picture, then send it to someone, it shows up as a duplicate image. A bit frustrating because I like the app!
Has anyone found a way of making it respect .nomedia files? Coming from CM10.1 on my old phone, so used to seeing it all in different folders.. can't remember if they were hidden before or not..
Thanks!
+1
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+1 , or someone can mod it? ;D
Bump!
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+1 there should be an option to select which foldes are displayed in the album.
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maverick1103 said:
+1 there should be an option to select which foldes are displayed in the album.
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Yeah, I was thinking about where I would store white/blacklists for media if I would be ignoring the tools that have been given to me by Android OS (given the fact that they are ignoring the .nomedia files). As my phone is not rooted I am not able to explore the sqlite databases, but maybe someone with a rooted phone could have a look? It's a long shot, but it's worth trying . I'll be rooting my phone as soon as it's possible without unlocking the BL (and I know I might be waiting for a loooooong while, but it happened with the Motorola RAZR, so I figured as this device is officially unlockable developers might be able to find an exploit sooner?).
adzjwarner said:
Evening all..
So I've had a quick look through the forums, and not really seeing much about this...
I'm finding that the stock album/gallery app, although brilliant, is really annoying me! When you load the app, it shows the "Pictures" tab.. which appears to be ALL images it finds on the device (regardless of '.nomedia' files exising) The thing I'm finding the most annoying about this, is if I send someone a photo on whatsapp, or they send me one, it shows in this pictures tab. So If I take a picture, then send it to someone, it shows up as a duplicate image. A bit frustrating because I like the app!
Has anyone found a way of making it respect .nomedia files? Coming from CM10.1 on my old phone, so used to seeing it all in different folders.. can't remember if they were hidden before or not..
Thanks!
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There is. Nomedia file in demo video folder try that file out.
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TechGuru_x10 said:
There is. Nomedia file in demo video folder try that file out.
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First thing I tried, thought maybe I was making the .nomedia file incorrectly. No dice i'm afraid!
.nomedia should work, but it might take a while before the media library does a full rescan. Reboot the phone, connect it to PC and move a file to it, ... Those things could trigger it.
Ambroos said:
.nomedia should work, but it might take a while before the media library does a full rescan. Reboot the phone, connect it to PC and move a file to it, ... Those things could trigger it.
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Nomedia works until you add another photo to that folder
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the same thing is annoying me!! i came from s3 and i was using a custom rom with i don't know which album type... i've been looking all over the place for a solution or a way of porting the album from another rom or the phone!! is there any?
I also like the Album application and wish it gets "fixed"
Sony disregarding the ".nomedia" files is weird, since its android's standard way of dealing with media, although the ".nomedia" files are a really bad solution in itself since they provide no configuration options: Either you have media scanned or not (I hate having album covers appearing mixed up with my photos in the gallery, but cannot add a ".nomedia" file since that would make the system not find my music). Adding files with a specific key name in a folder manually is not a user friendly way of managing what folders to scan.
I always wondered why Android does not provide a system level interface to define what media to scan and where.
PS: The N900 provided a file where the scan paths and supported file types could be configured. I feel like android gave a step back in this regard comparing to maemo/meego.
Have you guys find out any way to hide images from Sony album app..?
hijagdeep said:
Have you guys find out any way to hide images from Sony album app..?
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If you have a folder with pics which you don't wanna see in album app:
create a text file on PC with name .nomedia without content (nothing before the point!). Then move the text file in to this folder.
Hmm or is this only for songs??!^^ you have to try
You can also use apps to hide pics or videos like keepsafe or something.
gripfly said:
If you have a folder with pics which you don't wanna see in album app:
create a text file on PC with name .nomedia without content (nothing before the point!). Then move the text file in to this folder.
Hmm or is this only for songs??!^^ you have to try
You can also use apps to hide pics or videos like keepsafe or something.
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This .nomedia method works till we add new picture to that folder..
After that , new image copied to that folder, shows in album app..
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hijagdeep said:
This .nomedia method works till we add new picture to that folder..
After that , new image copied to that folder, shows in album app..
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Aha, ok.
And then you have to delete .nomedia and take it again in? Or doesn't will hide again?
And when you restart?
We have to clear cache of album and media storage everytime to hide images in album app
Ok.. Thx for trying. Then the only thing which we can use is an app..
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Yr, someone pls get the solution of this....
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This super annoys me to. In fact a couple of things annoy me with the app.
Here is my wish list for the Sony Album app.
1. That upon opening, it should start with the "My Albums" tab
2. That there be an option to sort photos other than date.
3. That when I want to select a wallpaper form my album app right from the home screen, I am not bombarded with the whole long list of 5000 photos. It should present me with folders to choose from.
4. If it wants to stick to displaying the "Pictures" tab as default upon opening, it should at least start with displaying only the camera album. Then a small shortcuts to enter all folders at once.
5. If it wants to stick to sorting only by date, it should at least follow the exif data of pictures. Sometimes after flashing a new ROM, I find my taken pictures in wrong orders. Most recent at the bottom and old ones at the top.
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[Q] How to block Gallery Pictures which is not mine.

Hello guys.
I wonder how to block some pictures/folders in my Gallery which is not taken by me.
There is different folders/pictures cames from blinkfeed or facebook.
i dont want to see this pics,
Any solution_?
alicine said:
Hello guys.
I wonder how to block some pictures/folders in my Gallery which is not taken by me.
There is different folders/pictures cames from blinkfeed or facebook.
i dont want to see this pics,
Any solution_?
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Hide the folder..
Or put a empty text file in the folder with the name - ".nomedia.txt"
Dot in the strt iz imp...
Press thanks...
if it's helping you it must be thanked.
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Hi
Greetings
I think its ".nomedia"
And save this file as all files in options and put into the folder which you want to hide
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i can hide some folders but ,
i cannot block Facebook and -My friends pictures .
shrex said:
Hi
Greetings
I think its ".nomedia"
And save this file as all files in options and put into the folder which you want to hide
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shrek, please let me know where is coming from Facebook pictures to gallery ?
are you rooted?
You don't need to be roted
if it's helping you it must be thanked.
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redbull123 said:
are you rooted?
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not yet .still virgin.
alicine said:
not yet .still virgin.
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Cool, i found a method but root access was required. Now my gallery only shows 'My photos' and 'camera shots'.
Good luck!
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please could you share with us what did you do??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2278511
You must be rooted and have a deodexed ROM though... If not then you'll break your gallery app.
thanks m8
alicine said:
please could you share with us what did you do??
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hi
greetings,
open galary app
on the top you will have a bar (down arrow, i cannot remember) click their
you have option check albums over their ( the arrangement will change)
now click menu button and select show hide album
their you are
chose what is to be shown and what not
P.S you do not have to be rooted
shrex said:
hi
greetings,
open galary app
on the top you will have a bar (down arrow, i cannot remember) click their
you have option check albums over their ( the arrangement will change)
now click menu button and select show hide album
their you are
chose what is to be shown and what not
P.S you do not have to be rooted
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shrex thanx for your attention .
but when i open Gallerry and push the ... button there is just "add online service" , "media servers" and "Tips&Helps" exist.
thats why i ca hide nothing.
when i join my photos and push the ... button there is "hide/show" albums.
the problem is on the Gallery floor.
there is lots of Facebook , Friends pictures.
i just want my photos and camera shoots.
alicine said:
please could you share with us what did you do??
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I don't think the others understand exactly what you're asking...
Here's the link to my post where I asked the same question last week - the method with ES Explorer works 100%, I'm using it now - but root access and system write is required. I'm unsure about the 'engine freeze' method in Titanium Backup in one of the comments, so you could try that...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41236599#post41236599
There's always pressing the menu in gallery main screen -> add online service -> disable Facebook. But that logs you out of Facebook and puts the pictures back once you log back in again...
redbull123 said:
I don't think the others understand exactly what you're asking...
Here's the link to my post where I asked the same question last week - the method with ES Explorer works 100%, I'm using it now - but root access and system write is required. I'm unsure about the 'engine freeze' method in Titanium Backup in one of the comments, so you could try that...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41236599#post41236599
There's always pressing the menu in gallery main screen -> add online service -> disable Facebook. But that logs you out of Facebook and puts the pictures back once you log back in again...
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@redbull123 i guess you are the only one who can understand what i mean
but normally we could do this without anything.why htc didnt support it
shrex said:
hi
greetings,
open galary app
on the top you will have a bar (down arrow, i cannot remember) click their
you have option check albums over their ( the arrangement will change)
now click menu button and select show hide album
their you are
chose what is to be shown and what not
P.S you do not have to be rooted
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Yup.. Works great:good: !
alanchai said:
Yup.. Works great:good: !
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Press back to go to the gallery homescreen. Do you still have all the facebook and friends pictures there along with 'camera shots' and 'my photos'?
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alicine said:
Hello guys.
I wonder how to block some pictures/folders in my Gallery which is not taken by me.
There is different folders/pictures cames from blinkfeed or facebook.
i dont want to see this pics,
Any solution_?
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I see what you mean. I never noticed it before. I think these photos are stored online, so they don't take up phone storage (except for the first picture used in the gallery). So I really don't mind it myself.
stevedebi said:
I see what you mean. I never noticed it before. I think these photos are stored online, so they don't take up phone storage (except for the first picture used in the gallery). So I really don't mind it myself.
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@stevedebi i guess storage keeps as thumbnail.In all case its not pretty to see someone elses pics in my Gallery when i get in there.

[APP][Android 2.2.x+][TOOL] Picture Lock

Hey guys,
This is an app I've been working on and wanted to share it with you guys. Development has been slow, but it's going to start picking up and wanted to get some constructive feedback from you guys. It's a simple app that locks the picture on top of you lock screen so you can show it to friends, family, etc. and they can't scroll through your other pictures. If they try to go into your phone, they will be locked out. It's a paid app (only $1), but if you really don't like it the play store offers a refund within a time limit. If you're really interested in reviewing it and giving me feedback but don't or can't pay, send me a pm and I can make you a beta tester. Thanks! Link to the play store is below:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edragone.lockpicture
Description:
This picture lock application allows you to show only the photo you choose to other people. There is no need to hide your photos in hidden folders in advance. You simply go to your gallery, select the photo you want to show others, click on the share button and select picture lock. Whoever is looking at your selected picture is locked out of your other pictures and your device.
dragone5 said:
Hey guys,
This is an app I've been working on and wanted to share it with you guys. Development has been slow, but it's going to start picking up and wanted to get some constructive feedback from you guys. It's a simple app that locks the picture on top of you lock screen so you can show it to friends, family, etc. and they can't scroll through your other pictures. If they try to go into your phone, they will be locked out. It's a paid app (only $1), but if you really don't like it the play store offers a refund within a time limit. If you're really interested in reviewing it and giving me feedback but don't or can't pay, send me a pm and I can make you a beta tester. Thanks! Link to the play store is below:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edragone.lockpicture
Description:
This picture lock application allows you to show only the photo you choose to other people. There is no need to hide your photos in hidden folders in advance. You simply go to your gallery, select the photo you want to show others, click on the share button and select picture lock. Whoever is looking at your selected picture is locked out of your other pictures and your device.
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it locks also the file when i try to open a pic from a file manager?
gab90c said:
it locks also the file when i try to open a pic from a file manager?
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Yes it will.

Can someone please explain pictures and storage on the Nexus 6?

Hi All,
I got the Nexus 6 a few weeks ago and I like it pretty well though I'm having a hard time figuring out how to work it lol. One major thing I'm not understanding - it seems to have no picture storage in the phone itself that I can find. Is this correct? There's no "Gallery" or anything - all I can get into is my google photos. Which would be okay I guess except that not everything saves to Google Photos. For example:
Last night I took a picture with the camera app I use (Camera 360) and edited it in another app (don't remember which one - it was an in memory pic so I just needed to add some text). Anyways, I saved it and it said it was saving to the phone, however, it's not anywhere in the google photos. I couldn't find it anywhere. But then when I went to Facebook it popped up in my options to upload a photo. So it has to be saving somewhere!
I also have a lot of issues with photos from Camera 360, Instagram, FB, and other apps doing the same thing - they'll show in my FB options or if I click within the Camera 360 app on the preview area but they don't show in Google Photos or anywhere else on the phone.
Can anyone explain this to me please?
Thanks!
Sunshine32 said:
Hi All,
I got the Nexus 6 a few weeks ago and I like it pretty well though I'm having a hard time figuring out how to work it lol. One major thing I'm not understanding - it seems to have no picture storage in the phone itself that I can find. Is this correct? There's no "Gallery" or anything - all I can get into is my google photos. Which would be okay I guess except that not everything saves to Google Photos. For example:
Last night I took a picture with the camera app I use (Camera 360) and edited it in another app (don't remember which one - it was an in memory pic so I just needed to add some text). Anyways, I saved it and it said it was saving to the phone, however, it's not anywhere in the google photos. I couldn't find it anywhere. But then when I went to Facebook it popped up in my options to upload a photo. So it has to be saving somewhere!
I also have a lot of issues with photos from Camera 360, Instagram, FB, and other apps doing the same thing - they'll show in my FB options or if I click within the Camera 360 app on the preview area but they don't show in Google Photos or anywhere else on the phone.
Can anyone explain this to me please?
Thanks!
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Did you set Google Photo`s to backup all pics and video`s in the cloud? Have you checked /sdcard/DCIM/Camera/?
gee2012 said:
Did you set Google Photo`s to backup all pics and video`s in the cloud? Have you checked /sdcard/DCIM/Camera/?
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No. I don't really use the cloud. I want to be able to access everything physically on the phone if possible but I'll look into that too.
I thought it didn't have an SD card slot so how to I check what you said at the end there? If there's no SD card then how would it be saving to an SD Card? Sorry... I'm not the brightest with this kind of thing.
Sunshine32 said:
No. I don't really use the cloud. I want to be able to access everything physically on the phone if possible but I'll look into that too.
I thought it didn't have an SD card slot so how to I check what you said at the end there? If there's no SD card then how would it be saving to an SD Card? Sorry... I'm not the brightest with this kind of thing.
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Get a file manager from Google Play and look for /sdcard/DCIM/Camera and your pics etc should be there.
gee2012 said:
Get a file manager from Google Play and look for /sdcard/DCIM/Camera and your pics etc should be there.
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Okay thanks! So what do I do then? Do I just use that file manager going forward every time I want to access my pictures? What I'm trying to figure out is how I can view/display/transfer my photos going forward. Should I download a gallery app?
Sunshine32 said:
Okay thanks! So what do I do then? Do I just use that file manager going forward every time I want to access my pictures? What I'm trying to figure out is how I can view/display/transfer my photos going forward. Should I download a gallery app?
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That should do the job too
gee2012 said:
That should do the job too
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Awesome thanks! Appreciate the help. I'm not good with phones in general sometimes but this one is completely different than I'm used to lol.
Sunshine32 said:
Awesome thanks! Appreciate the help. I'm not good with phones in general sometimes but this one is completely different than I'm used to lol.
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QuickPic is quite good.
gee2012 said:
QuickPic is quite good.
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I actually had that on my last phone and liked it but there was a weird glitch on my old phone where it wouldn't let me delete anything. Even if I deleted pics from the phone gallery they would still show in QuickPic. Then if I tried to delete them in there it gave me a weird error. I could probably try it on the new phone again here though!
I did download the file manager and that seems like it will work perfect.
Sunshine32 said:
I actually had that on my last phone and liked it but there was a weird glitch on my old phone where it wouldn't let me delete anything. Even if I deleted pics from the phone gallery they would still show in QuickPic. Then if I tried to delete them in there it gave me a weird error. I could probably try it on the new phone again here though!
I did download the file manager and that seems like it will work perfect.
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Well then the problem is solved
Isn't there is device folder at the left side of the menu in the google photo app. I usually find all the picture there, screenshoot and stuff like that.
Sunshine32 said:
No. I don't really use the cloud. I want to be able to access everything physically on the phone if possible but I'll look into that too.
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Do consider backing it up to the cloud. That way, if your phone dies or gets lost/damaged, you won't be stuck trying to figure out how to recover your pictures. Google Photos app gives you unlimited storage for your photos (just don't choose "original resolution"). The photo/video will still be there on your phone, but will have a backup on the cloud.
emptydream said:
Isn't there is device folder at the left side of the menu in the google photo app. I usually find all the picture there, screenshoot and stuff like that.
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Yes, I do the same. Tap the menu icon on the left side of Goole Photos App, and then tap "Device Folders",
This will show OP all the local camera photos in DCIM, as well as any screenshots/downloads, etc
jj14 said:
Do consider backing it up to the cloud. That way, if your phone dies or gets lost/damaged, you won't be stuck trying to figure out how to recover your pictures. Google Photos app gives you unlimited storage for your photos (just don't choose "original resolution"). The photo/video will still be there on your phone, but will have a backup on the cloud.
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Hmm. I'm confused. Maybe I do this and just didn't know it was called the cloud? Right now my photos from my last like 4 phones are in my "Google Photos" and I can access them all on any phone I've had, on the computer, etc. So they're already stored in Google Photos?
Yes, I do the same. Tap the menu icon on the left side of Goole Photos App, and then tap "Device Folders",
This will show OP all the local camera photos in DCIM, as well as any screenshots/downloads, etc
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AWESOME! Will have to look at that more thanks.
Sunshine32 said:
Hmm. I'm confused. Maybe I do this and just didn't know it was called the cloud? Right now my photos from my last like 4 phones are in my "Google Photos" and I can access them all on any phone I've had, on the computer, etc. So they're already stored in Google Photos?
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Go to photos.google.com and sign in with your google account. See if your photos are showing there. If yes, then you are good - they are being backed up. You can verify the settings in the photos app on your phone too - settings/backup and sync. Verify that it is on, and that upload size is high quality (or you can choose original - but that will not be unlimited)

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