MacLife - UK (2020-02)

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PHOTOSYNC
Access local or cloud storage for photo transfer
Well–designed and easy to use
Truly cross–platform file transfer solution
Not entirely clear who the target user is
GREAT

Apple makes syncing
photos via iCloud fairly
easy, though its standard
5GB of free cloud storage
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on macOS and iOS, which lets you
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wirelessly. But if you need to go
outside Apple’s software ecosystem,
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to and from almost any destination.
The app reads from your Camera
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wireless USB drives and hard drives.
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also supported with a premium
purchase. A free companion app for
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using Wi-Fi, though internet

connectivity is not required.
If you do go online, a wide
range of cloud services are
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Drive, and more.
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SMB and FTP server
functionality, letting you
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space or make automatic or
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natively supported. All of
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and while you’ll likely only
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your service of choice will
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Premium features include auto
transfer of all new images, wireless
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from PhotoSync’s own camera, and
Canon EOS Wi–Fi auto download
from camera to iPhone or iPad.
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images from iOS to Android, from
iPhone to Windows and so on,
without lots of setup.
A slight question hangs over who
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software like Lightroom or Capture
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transfer without wanting to send
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app for transferring photos and
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HOLLIN JONES

A wide range of local and cloud destinations
can be used.

PhotoSync


Transfer your photos to any destination


Free (IAPs) From touchbyte GmbH, photosync-app.com
Made for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Needs iOS 9 or later




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