AiFoto

Name: AiFoto
Rating: 2.5 (26 reviews)
Author: ASUSTOR Inc.

Photo & Video

Free

26 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Photo & Video
Developer

ASUSTOR Inc.
Language

EN
+ 20 More
Size

66.1
MB

*Must be used in conjunction with Photo Gallery The all new AiFoto has been revamped and brings a variety of new features to make photo organization easier than ever. New features for AiFoto include, but are not limited to timelines, smart albums and folders. Instant auto-upload, performance enhancements, and customized share links make for an even better photo viewing and sharing experience. — Needless to worry about other users seeing your photo. Just create NAS accounts for every user. — Quickly find and view photos from a specific date in AiFoto’s timeline. — AiFoto sorts your photos in a smarter way. Smart albums found in AiFoto include places, videos, recently added and favorites. — Supports two methods to share photos, share links to other NAS users or to friends and family. All shared albums have optional encryption to protect sensitive information. — Automatically back up photos from your phone in real-time. — Automatic logins make viewing and backups easy. — Download and upload task monitoring makes controlling your transfers easy. — Easily understand photo metadata as well as edit photo descriptions to make photo identification easier. — Easily find photos by keyword search. — Free up space function after backup — Backup destination feature, which allows you to back up photos from your mobile device to a specified shared folder. (Required Photo Gallery - version 3.2.5.r743.) — Facial recognition feature (Beta, Required Photo Gallery - version 4.0.0.r879.) Learn more: https://www.asustor.com/

Ratings & Reviews

2.5

out of 5

26 Ratings

Several Problems
05/30/2024
HardRockJon
The app has several problems that make it frustrating to use. First about half of the photos don’t display and are represented only by black boxes. If you click on the photo to view it full screen it goes to a black screen. Second multiple MyPhoto folders are shown when there is in fact only one.

Developer Response
Could you please tell us how you to upload photos to a NAS? If one uses the AiFoto 3 app on phone to upload photos and with Photo Gallery 3.2.2.r547 in NAS, it'll create thumbnails using the phone resources. Therefore, no grey square boxes on the UI. But if you transfer photo files directly to a folder in ADM's file explorer from a computer, and this folder is a media source for Photo Gallery 3/AiFoto 3, the NAS will use its resources to create thumbnails. This process will take more time, and before the thumbnails are generated, gray boxes will appear in their place. There are a number of MyPhoto folder problems that we have not yet encountered. Please take a screenshot and send the relevant information (NAS model, ADM version, Photo Gallery version, etc.) to curtishsu@asustor.com, and we will help further clarify the problem. We will help to further clarify the issue. Thank you!
Several Problems
05/30/2024
HardRockJon

The app has several problems that make it frustrating to use. First about half of the photos don’t display and are represented only by black boxes. If you click on the photo to view it full screen it goes to a black screen. Second multiple MyPhoto folders are shown when there is in fact only one.
Developer Response 06/12/2024
Could you please tell us how you to upload photos to a NAS? If one uses the AiFoto 3 app on phone to upload photos and with Photo Gallery 3.2.2.r547 in NAS, it'll create thumbnails using the phone resources. Therefore, no grey square boxes on the UI. But if you transfer photo files directly to a folder in ADM's file explorer from a computer, and this folder is a media source for Photo Gallery 3/AiFoto 3, the NAS will use its resources to create thumbnails. This process will take more time, and before the thumbnails are generated, gray boxes will appear in their place. There are a number of MyPhoto folder problems that we have not yet encountered. Please take a screenshot and send the relevant information (NAS model, ADM version, Photo Gallery version, etc.) to curtishsu@asustor.com, and we will help further clarify the problem. We will help to further clarify the issue. Thank you!
I wish I had never purchased an ASUSTOR NAS
02/09/2022
Mbdodge
UPDATE: Huang Pinhao from Asustor contacted me directly and has spent the past three weeks listening to my complaints, teaching me how to configure my system, and emailing me almost daily to make sure I am getting the most out of my NAS. Recent improvements to AiFoto (such as automatically backing up my iCloud Shared Albums) have increased the functionality, resetting the processes to work in off-peak hours has increased speed, and upcoming updates (like automatic flagging of duplicate files for deletion) will add missing features. If Asustor can get a handle on sorting issues then this will be everything I was looking for from the system. When the new features come out I hope to be able to come back with another review update and rating revision. Thank you Pinhao for taking the time to work with me.Original Review: Ugh. I bought an ASUSTOR NAS so that I wouldn’t have to buy more space on iCliud for my photos and I regret it every time I try to use one of these apps. First, the system is slow. Sooooo slow! Even with solid state drives in a RAID configuration it takes so long to access anything. Accessing all my apps through the ASUSTOR Portal (directly connected to the “box”, not accessing online or over WiFi) is no better, in fact it might even be worse. Then the apps: horrible. Take AIFoto3: you can’t even sort photos, albums, or folders by date or location or name! Photos are sorted by photo date, albums are sorted by when uploaded, and folders are sorted alphabetically. That’s it, no options to sort otherwise. I wish I had just paid Apple for the extra iCloud space. Response to Developer Update: thank you, I will reach out directly through the email address you provided.

Developer Response
Hi MbdodgeThanks for your feedback and we're really sorry for what you have experienced.We would like to help you. First, if you upload a lot of photos at one time, NAS may take few days for indexing and thumbnails making and the NAS may be slow depending on the NAS model. Update:Can you tell us what is your model? And if your slow problem still persists, you can email to pinhaohuang@asustor.com or our support system for more help.About the sorting, we're really appreciated your feedback and will take into consideration. Currently, if you want the location sorting for photos, you can go to our location album.You can sort photo by location by using our location album. You can also type the file name/location on the search bar and it will list out the photos.
I wish I had never purchased an ASUSTOR NAS
02/09/2022
Mbdodge

UPDATE: Huang Pinhao from Asustor contacted me directly and has spent the past three weeks listening to my complaints, teaching me how to configure my system, and emailing me almost daily to make sure I am getting the most out of my NAS. Recent improvements to AiFoto (such as automatically backing up my iCloud Shared Albums) have increased the functionality, resetting the processes to work in off-peak hours has increased speed, and upcoming updates (like automatic flagging of duplicate files for deletion) will add missing features. If Asustor can get a handle on sorting issues then this will be everything I was looking for from the system. When the new features come out I hope to be able to come back with another review update and rating revision. Thank you Pinhao for taking the time to work with me.Original Review: Ugh. I bought an ASUSTOR NAS so that I wouldn’t have to buy more space on iCliud for my photos and I regret it every time I try to use one of these apps. First, the system is slow. Sooooo slow! Even with solid state drives in a RAID configuration it takes so long to access anything. Accessing all my apps through the ASUSTOR Portal (directly connected to the “box”, not accessing online or over WiFi) is no better, in fact it might even be worse. Then the apps: horrible. Take AIFoto3: you can’t even sort photos, albums, or folders by date or location or name! Photos are sorted by photo date, albums are sorted by when uploaded, and folders are sorted alphabetically. That’s it, no options to sort otherwise. I wish I had just paid Apple for the extra iCloud space. Response to Developer Update: thank you, I will reach out directly through the email address you provided.
Developer Response 01/24/2022
Hi MbdodgeThanks for your feedback and we're really sorry for what you have experienced.We would like to help you. First, if you upload a lot of photos at one time, NAS may take few days for indexing and thumbnails making and the NAS may be slow depending on the NAS model. Update:Can you tell us what is your model? And if your slow problem still persists, you can email to pinhaohuang@asustor.com or our support system for more help.About the sorting, we're really appreciated your feedback and will take into consideration. Currently, if you want the location sorting for photos, you can go to our location album.You can sort photo by location by using our location album. You can also type the file name/location on the search bar and it will list out the photos.
Serious disconnection issues
04/11/2022
rpipower
I wanted to love this app but I can’t. I don’t know how they could release this app with this many disconnection issues. I have my iPhone in the same Wi-Fi network and it will disconnect while backing up. After a few files, it kicks you off and I have to close the program and relaunch it to continue my backup process. After a few files, it disconnects AGAIN, and I have to repeat the process. I have been trying to backup my photos on my iPhone for over a week now. I expected more from this company. :(

Developer Response
Hi rpipowerDid you leave the backup in the background? Or foreground with the backup page open?If you leave the backup in the background, it will last only few minutes due to iOS design.If you stay at the backup page but it still disconnect, you can email to pinhaohuang@asustor.com or ask more helps from our support system.
Serious disconnection issues
04/11/2022
rpipower

I wanted to love this app but I can’t. I don’t know how they could release this app with this many disconnection issues. I have my iPhone in the same Wi-Fi network and it will disconnect while backing up. After a few files, it kicks you off and I have to close the program and relaunch it to continue my backup process. After a few files, it disconnects AGAIN, and I have to repeat the process. I have been trying to backup my photos on my iPhone for over a week now. I expected more from this company. :(
Developer Response 04/17/2022
Hi rpipowerDid you leave the backup in the background? Or foreground with the backup page open?If you leave the backup in the background, it will last only few minutes due to iOS design.If you stay at the backup page but it still disconnect, you can email to pinhaohuang@asustor.com or ask more helps from our support system.
Now it’s uploading more files than I have
11/30/2021
WhatTheF?
A couple days ago, it started another upload of ALL 5000+ photos & videos. I closed the app after the first 2000 uploaded because I had to leave home. Today I opened the app again, and now it’s uploading 8000+ even though I only have 5000+ on my phone. So I guess it’s trying to finish the old upload PLUS it started another FULL upload. And I have it set on “From now on”———-This morning, when I opened the app, it’s now trying to upload 13,000+ I guess it will add 5000 every time, and NEVER be finished.

Developer Response
Hi Are you using from now on and still getting photos upload again?Do you see any unfinished task under the task which are the uploaded one?Also, are you using Cloud ID or IP to log in? Is reinstall AiFoto3 helping?We are developing a tool to find the duplicated photos. If you would like to try it, we can let you try.To solve your problem, you can provide your cloud id with test account and pw to our support or pinhaohuang@asustor.com .
Now it’s uploading more files than I have
11/30/2021
WhatTheF?

A couple days ago, it started another upload of ALL 5000+ photos & videos. I closed the app after the first 2000 uploaded because I had to leave home. Today I opened the app again, and now it’s uploading 8000+ even though I only have 5000+ on my phone. So I guess it’s trying to finish the old upload PLUS it started another FULL upload. And I have it set on “From now on”———-This morning, when I opened the app, it’s now trying to upload 13,000+ I guess it will add 5000 every time, and NEVER be finished.
Developer Response 12/02/2021
Hi Are you using from now on and still getting photos upload again?Do you see any unfinished task under the task which are the uploaded one?Also, are you using Cloud ID or IP to log in? Is reinstall AiFoto3 helping?We are developing a tool to find the duplicated photos. If you would like to try it, we can let you try.To solve your problem, you can provide your cloud id with test account and pw to our support or pinhaohuang@asustor.com .

- Fixed an issue where the upload task status displayed incorrectly when switching pages. - Optimized the loading speed of the photo wall, allowing thumbnails to display instantly and smoothly upon logging in. - Fixed an issue where the screen failed to update immediately after deleting photos.

Version 4.1.2 Jun 25

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Seller: ASUSTOR Inc.
Size: 66.1 MB
Category: Photo & Video
Compatibility: Requires iOS 14.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English and 20 more

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Age Rating: 4+

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