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You can't use this on iOS without granting Photo permissions, and when you do it automatically uploads all your photos to Dropbox. So this doesn't actually impr
by ynniv 13y ago
You can't use this on iOS without granting Photo permissions, and when you do it automatically uploads all your photos to Dropbox. So this doesn't actually improve the Dropbox photo sharing experience - it demands that your phone's camera be Dropbox's camera. Maybe that's what some people want, but I can't ask the friends and family with whom I want to share photos to use this, so there's no point in using it myself.
- cwilson 13y agoYeah, this is a deal-breaker for me as well. Why can't I selectively push my photos up? There are a ton of photos I would never want synced automatically (multiple shots of one thing where I'm going to pick the best, normal shot vs Instagram shot, screenshots from my phone, images saved from email or the web, etc). Not to mention I can't get into the apps settings without letting it start to auto-upload thousands of pictures to check if it's going to do it over wifi-only or use my data.
- kiwibulldog 13y agoIt only uses wifi by default.
- tpowell 13y agoDitto. I signed in and realized what was happening, looked for options in settings... no dice. I tried to sign out, and then it was going to sign me out of BOTH carousel and dropbox, so I just deleted the app. I think you should at least have the option to choose whether you want to update your previous photos, if not more granular controls. I like their concept of simple sharing of albums. I shouldn't have to sync every photo to use it, though.
- kiwibulldog 13y agoYou don't need to use Carousel to be on the receiving end. If the recipent isn't a Carousel user, they receive a link to a nicely formatted gallery page with the option to download all the photos in a zip file or copy them to their Dropbox.