Photo App questions

dsalonius · 07/28/2011, 08:18 AM

One of the main things I'd like to do with a tablet is set it up as a replacement for all my photo albums. I haven't been able to find any videos of the Photo app in action, but from the looks of it, it doesn't look like it would be the most friendly way to navigate through 15 years of photos. Does anyone have any experience trying to use the photo app for this purpose? I'd be interested to hear any comments on how this has worked out for you. If you've had experience using ipads or android tablets for this purpose, I'd be interested to hear your results with any apps out there as well.

Thanks!

OldSkoolVWLover · 07/28/2011, 10:51 AM

I think this is something you would want to do on a computer then transfer to your tablet. I can't imagine any tablet being super user friendly for the overall organization of the "album" itself.

Just my two pennies though.

dsalonius · 07/28/2011, 11:03 AM

I've got some ideas and I might try my hand at writing an app to do what I'm looking for. But from what I can tell there are apps out there for other platforms that are attempting to fill this niche. I was just wondering if anyone else has tried to use their Touchpad for this purpose and what results they've had.

Midway99 · 07/29/2011, 05:20 PM

leverage an online service like snapfish or photobucket. Or box.net and your free 50GB. I go through one of these services and can now keep all photos on one PC at home - upload them to snapfish, photobucket, facebook, etc. then all albums are synched with the photo app on the touchpad. no usb required, no management of photos on the touchpad

Also, by using a service like snapfish you could create an album for each year of your photos, then they are sorted. Why sort them AGAIN on the touchpad when there already being managed on a PC/laptop and stored in one service.

OldSkoolVWLover · 07/29/2011, 05:47 PM

I think I may do that with my box.net account too, other than uploading ALL of my music, I don't have a real use for 50 gigs of cloud storage at this time. Photos would be nice though.

Midway99 · 07/29/2011, 06:47 PM

have you looked at snapfish and photobucket. I just create folders and load em up from my pc. nothing to do on the touchpad but load user name/password under accounts. In a matter of seconds the albums appeared in my photo & videos app on the touchpad.

OldSkoolVWLover · 07/29/2011, 08:43 PM

ive been using photobucket for years, my account is a mess, mostly for posting pics to forums. Do have snapfish since christmas time, but that 50 gigs would be nice to dump my photos too. My stuff isnt as organized ad I'd like

johnj2803 · 07/29/2011, 09:39 PM

I have an issue with the photo app of the touchpad. There seems to be no way of finding out how it organizes the albums/folders shown on the app. It is like randomly organized.

Is there a way around this? I would love it to be alphabetically arranged or even chronologically arranged, but it seems not. I find it difficult to find pictures because of this.

Midway99 · 07/29/2011, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnj2803

I have an issue with the photo app of the touchpad. There seems to be no way of finding out how it organizes the albums/folders shown on the app. It is like randomly organized.

Is there a way around this? I would love it to be alphabetically arranged or even chronologically arranged, but it seems not. I find it difficult to find pictures because of this.

don't think so. that app seems to be read only with no controls tied to it yet. Seems like it was thrown together at the last minute. Videos don't even give you an image or movie title. I believe the OTA is supposed to enhance this app some.

I was looking forward to this update, but finally gave up today and returned my touchpad.

07/28/2011, 08:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
dsalonius Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 60 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 12 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Photo App questions One of the main things I'd like to do with a tablet is set it up as a replacement for all my photo albums. I haven't been able to find any videos of the Photo app in action, but from the looks of it, it doesn't look like it would be the most friendly way to navigate through 15 years of photos. Does anyone have any experience trying to use the photo app for this purpose? I'd be interested to hear any comments on how this has worked out for you. If you've had experience using ipads or android tablets for this purpose, I'd be interested to hear your results with any apps out there as well. Thanks!
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07/28/2011, 10:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
OldSkoolVWLover Forum Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 5,724 Likes Received: 528 Thanks: 486 Thanked 559 Times in 428 Posts	I think this is something you would want to do on a computer then transfer to your tablet. I can't imagine any tablet being super user friendly for the overall organization of the "album" itself. Just my two pennies though. __________________ I spend far too much time with electronics and cars and sports...
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07/28/2011, 11:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
dsalonius Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 60 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 12 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I've got some ideas and I might try my hand at writing an app to do what I'm looking for. But from what I can tell there are apps out there for other platforms that are attempting to fill this niche. I was just wondering if anyone else has tried to use their Touchpad for this purpose and what results they've had.
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07/29/2011, 05:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Midway99 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 557 Likes Received: 67 Thanks: 36 Thanked 103 Times in 47 Posts	leverage an online service like snapfish or photobucket. Or box.net and your free 50GB. I go through one of these services and can now keep all photos on one PC at home - upload them to snapfish, photobucket, facebook, etc. then all albums are synched with the photo app on the touchpad. no usb required, no management of photos on the touchpad Also, by using a service like snapfish you could create an album for each year of your photos, then they are sorted. Why sort them AGAIN on the touchpad when there already being managed on a PC/laptop and stored in one service.
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07/29/2011, 05:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
OldSkoolVWLover Forum Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 5,724 Likes Received: 528 Thanks: 486 Thanked 559 Times in 428 Posts	I think I may do that with my box.net account too, other than uploading ALL of my music, I don't have a real use for 50 gigs of cloud storage at this time. Photos would be nice though. __________________ I spend far too much time with electronics and cars and sports...
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07/29/2011, 06:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
Midway99 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 557 Likes Received: 67 Thanks: 36 Thanked 103 Times in 47 Posts	have you looked at snapfish and photobucket. I just create folders and load em up from my pc. nothing to do on the touchpad but load user name/password under accounts. In a matter of seconds the albums appeared in my photo & videos app on the touchpad.
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07/29/2011, 08:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
OldSkoolVWLover Forum Moderator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 5,724 Likes Received: 528 Thanks: 486 Thanked 559 Times in 428 Posts	ive been using photobucket for years, my account is a mess, mostly for posting pics to forums. Do have snapfish since christmas time, but that 50 gigs would be nice to dump my photos too. My stuff isnt as organized ad I'd like __________________ I spend far too much time with electronics and cars and sports...
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07/29/2011, 09:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
johnj2803 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 815 Likes Received: 9 Thanks: 159 Thanked 43 Times in 36 Posts	I have an issue with the photo app of the touchpad. There seems to be no way of finding out how it organizes the albums/folders shown on the app. It is like randomly organized. Is there a way around this? I would love it to be alphabetically arranged or even chronologically arranged, but it seems not. I find it difficult to find pictures because of this. __________________ My flickr Pictures taken by the Pre (pre plus and pre3)
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