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Importing photos from Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, Dropbox or Picassa to 23snaps
Share photos to 23snaps directly from your Android gallery
Upload a photo in high resolution
Upload photos
On the website
Click on the Newsfeed tab at the top of the page (this is the homescreen so you may already be there), then hit the orange + Post button in the top right of the screen. Select the Photo option. You will then be able to either “drag and drop” the image(s) you wish to upload, or you can click the Select Files button which will give you the following options to choose from:
- My Computer
- Flikr
- Dropbox
- Picassa
Choose your preferred application, locate the photo(s) you wish to upload and click Open/Upload. You will be prompted to use selected photo(s). You can then add a description to the photo, tag your child and decide when on the timeline it should appear. Finally click on the Submit Photos button to upload your post.
On the iOS app
Click on the orange + button in the menu bar at the bottom of the screen, and then tap Photo icon. You can then choose whether to select photos from your camera roll or you can tap the camera icon to take the photo now. Once you have selected/taken the photo you want to upload, you can apply filters*, add a description, tag your child and decide when on the timeline it should appear. Then tap the orange Publish button in the top right hand corner and your photo will be uploaded to 23snaps.
*The option to add filters is only available when uploading one photo at a time. if you wish to add a filter, make sure you have not selected multiple photos from your camera roll.
Uploading a single photo on the Android app
Click on the orange + button in the top right corner; you will be given the option of adding a single photo, multiple photos, video, status or measurement - tap the Single Photo icon. You can then choose whether to take a photo or to choose one from your library. Once you have selected the photo you want to upload, you can apply filters, add a description, tag your child and decide when on the timeline it should appear. Then tap the orange Publish button in the top right hand corner and your photo will be uploaded to 23snaps.
Uploading multiple photos on the Android app
Click on the menu button in the top right corner of the screen and select Photos (NB. if you click on the Photo button you will still only be able to upload 1 image, so make sure you pick the plural). Next you need to select all of the images you want to upload, there is a maximum of 15 images per batch. Once you have made your selection, click Done. You can now add individual tags and descriptions to each image. To add a tag simply tap the avatar of the child in the image (if you have only one child, they will be tagged automatically, but you can remove the tag by tapping on their avatar). To add a description, simply tap the screen where it says Tap to add description …
Once you’ve added all of the details, click Upload. The images will be posted to your Newsfeed in a batch. However if you go into your child’s timeline, they will be displayed normally.
Importing photos from Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, Dropbox or Picassa to 23snaps
This feature is currently available on the website only. Click on the + Post button at the top of the page then select the Photo option. Choose your photo's origin from the following options:
- My Computer
- Flikr
- Dropbox
- Picassa
Choose your preferred application (if this is the first time you are using this feature, you will be asked to log into your account for the relevant application), locate the photo(s) you wish to upload and click Open/Upload. You can then add a description to the photo, tag your child and decide when on the timeline it should appear*. Finally click on the orange Submit Photos button to upload your photo(s).
*Please be aware that whilst we try our best to identify the date the photo was taken, and automatically assign it the correct date on your timeline, when you import photos from another service, the file's metadata may have been removed. Unfortunately this means that we are unable to set the origin date taken, and instead will assign the photo today's date.
Share photos to 23snaps directly from your Android gallery
This feature is only available on the Android app. Open the Image Gallery on your device and locate the image you wish to post. Click on the Share icon 
at the top of the screen and select the 23snaps icon. You will immediately be taken to the Photo Editor, where you can filter, vignettes and make any alterations you wish. Once you're happy with the image, click Done. You can now add a description, tag your child and decide when on the timeline the image should appear. Then tap the orange Publish button in the top right hand corner and your photo will be uploaded to 23snaps.
Upload a photo in high resolution
Currently available in iOS only, but will be included in the next Android Update
You have the choice to upload your photos in either high resolution, or at a medium quality. To find these settings options, please click here.