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PhotoSync – transfer photos 4+
Backup to computer, NAS, cloud
touchbyte GmbH
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
** Cross-platform solution with native apps for mobile devices, Windows & Mac. Also works on Linux
** Reliable and secure software – operating 12 years in the market and continuously updated
** No limitations – transfer and backup an unlimited number of photos & videos. Full resolution transfer with HEIC and RAW support; all metadata (EXIF, GPS) is preserved
** Flexible: Automatically organise files into folders by recording date, media type, album name and metadata on target device. Customisable file names
** Be totally independent of the cloud and iTunes
** Managed App Configuration over MDM or using a settings file (config.photosync-app.com)
—— MAIN FEATURES ——
Transfer to / from computer
• Directly transfer / backup photos & videos from iPhone / iPad to Windows PC or Mac. Photos & videos are transferred directly over the local Wi-Fi network. No Internet or cloud are required.
• Send photos & videos from Windows PC or Mac over Wi-Fi to iPhone / iPad. Received photos & videos are imported directly into the Camera Roll or an album you defined.
Transfer between phones and tablets
• Directly transfer photos & videos between devices over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or Personal Hotspot. No computer, Internet or cloud are required.
Transfer to / from NAS, cloud and photo services
• Backup photos & videos to NAS devices, home cloud and wireless portable hard drives over FTP, SMB, WebDAV and SFTP. PhotoSync works flawlessly with: Synology, QNAP, Buffalo NAS, ownCloud, NextCloud, WD MyCloud, TrueNAS, OpenMediaVault…
• Backup photos & videos to / from USB drives, iCloud Drive and local storage via the Files app (iOS13).
• Upload photos & videos to popular cloud and photo services like Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Photos, Flickr, OneDrive, SmugMug, Box, Zenfolio, pCloud…
• Transfer photos & videos directly between devices, services and NAS (e.g. OneDrive to SMB).
Visit photosync-app.com for a complete feature list.
LIMITATIONS
The free version of PhotoSync lets you fully test its transfer functionality. Photos & videos are, however, transferred in low quality. RAW and HEIC photos are converted to JPEG. You can remove these limitations by upgrading to PhotoSync Pro, a one-time purchase, inside the app.
—— PREMIUM FEATURES ——
Exclusive features for Premium users:
Autotransfer
Automatically transfer new photos & videos in the background to computer, NAS or supported cloud services, whenever you arrive at pre-selected locations or charge your device.
PhotoSync Camera
Take a photo with the built-in PhotoSync Camera and transfer it immediately to supported targets. Photo booth support over AirPlay & HDMI.
Advanced Siri Support & Workflows
Build powerful workflows using the Siri Actions “Transfer from Clipboard” & “Transfer new photos/videos” – possibilities are endless!
Client-Side Encryption – Protect Your Photos & Videos
Encrypt photos & videos before transfer to ensure safe storage on NAS and file-based cloud services.
Camera Support (Wi-Fi & USB)
Download from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Olympus & Lumix cameras and cameras connected over WiFi or USB. (Wireless) tethering & photo booth support over Airplay & HDMI.
Additional Premium Services & Features
Support for Amazon S3, Backblaze & Wasabi cloud services, SanDisk iXpand USB Flash Drive, Toshiba FlashAir & Transcend Wi-Fi SD cards.
Visit premium.photosync-app.com for a complete feature list.
Premium features require an additional purchase (one-time purchase or subscription with free trial).
LEGAL
Duration and price of each subscription is displayed in the PhotoSync app at time of purchase. Payment is charged to the iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription and auto-renewal can be managed or turned off in the iTunes account settings.
Terms & Conditions: https://bit.ly/33KFb1G
Privacy Policy: https://bit.ly/30gkaKd
What’s New
Version 4.9.1
- Fixed: An issue that could cause the app to crash on startup on some devices.
New in version 4.9:
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- New: Support for App Shortcuts. Shortcuts can now be configured directly in the Shortcuts app (iOS 17+). On iOS 16 and earlier, add shortcuts via PhotoSync (Settings -> Shortcuts & Workflows).
- New: "Autotransfer" shortcut to execute Autotransfer (iOS 17+).
- New: For Autotransfer, you can specify allowed connection types (Cellular, Wi-Fi, Ethernet). Note, Autotransfer may require a VPN connection. This new 'Connection' setting replaces the 'Wait for Wi-Fi' setting.
- New: Camera Shortcut to open the PhotoSync Camera. Configure file name prefix and album name as parameters (iOS 17+).
- New: Added support for Dropbox Business.
- New: Added support for Teams/SharePoint drives in OneDrive.
- New: Added volume shutter to the PhotoSync Camera. Bluetooth remotes are also supported (requires iOS 17.2 or higher).
- New: Added self-timer option (3s, 5s, and 10 seconds) to the PhotoSync Camera.
- New: On iOS devices with multiple lenses, PhotoSync now automatically selects the best lens based on zoom, light, and distance. Adjust this in Camera settings (Configure -> Camera -> Lens Selection).
- New: New user interface in PhotoSync Camera for zooming: Allows smooth zooming and zooming while recording video. Additionally, the current zoom level is always displayed (iOS 15 and above, multi-lens devices).
- New: Option for the PhotoSync Camera to write the current date/time onto a photo. You can enable this feature under Configure -> Camera -> Write Date on Photo. Size, color, font, position, and other parameters can be specified.
- New: You can now favorite/unfavorite photos & videos directly in PhotoSync.
- New: The recording date is now displayed when viewing a photo/video in full screen.
- New: Improved support for special characters (Emoji, etc.) when transferring to SMB.
- New: Video metadata (Favorite status, Date, Tags, etc.) embedded by PhotoSync is now compatible with Windows Explorer.
- New: Added USB tethering support for Sony RX and ILCE cameras (please choose USB Mode -> PC Remote in the Camera menu).
- New: Added USB tethering support for Nikon and Fujifilm cameras.
- New: Camera Tethering (Shoot & Save) now supports HEIC/HEIF files.
- New: For SFTP connections, added support for encrypt-then-mac (ETM) MACs.
- New: Workaround for compatibility issues with Unraid SMB servers that led to errors/server core dumps.
- New: Updated FTPS implementation for enhanced compatibility.
- New: Added the UUID/GUID (%ID) of the photo/video as a custom file format variable.
- Fixed: A potential crash issue when transferring between iOS devices, when "Keep Album Structure" is enabled.
- Fixed: A crash issue when the Photo Library reported an incorrect album count.
- Fixed: Crash issues when a WebDAV server requests a client certificate, but none is configured.
- Fixed: Crash issue when uploads to pCloud do not return metadata information.
- Fixed: In some rare cases, embedding changed metadata for HEIC files could fail/lead to crashes.
- Fixed: Metadata embedding for HEIC images is now using a different method to prevent crashes.
- Fixed: Memory leak related to embedding changed metadata.
- Fixed: Memory leaks related to XMP Sidecar creation.
- Fixed: Improved error reporting for Backblaze.
- Fixed: The sync status for photos & videos is now saved more frequently to prevent information loss in case of crashes.
- Fixed: Photos & videos were sometimes marked as synced despite a "Could not read file" error.
- Fixed: Workaround for an issue where, on iOS devices without HDR support, lower quality video files were delivered by iCloud instead of the HDR/Cinematic video.
- Fixed: Issues detecting PTP/Mass-Storage mode for cameras.
- Fixed: For the video transfer setting H264+HEVC, the HEVC version was assigned to the wrong directory in some cases.
- Fixed: Issue importing encrypted files into the Photos app.
Ratings and Reviews
Worth every penny
There is an incredible amount of nuance that admittedly most people won’t care about when backing up photos. I do and this developer does too. This app with the latest few releases is the perfect backup tool. You can create a nearly IDENTICAL backup of your phone’s photo database. Complete with edited/nonedited/both backups. Backing up the custom AEE files. And client side encryption? It’s a lot more stable than before too. Honestly, this is one of the best examples of an application done right. Most photo backup apps just copy the .heic file and don’t care about the wealth of information they leave behind in the Apple photos app. I just finished backing up 20k Live Photos and 4K videos. Accounting for the .mov, .aee, .xmp side car files and edited/nonedited copies, there’s roughly 70k files on my local nas! Pretty much every aspect of apple photos is now safe on locally owned hardware.
Edit: a request - is it possible to sync the OCR data and bounding boxes of photos? For example if I search for text there is INSTANTLY results in the photos app so that has to be a readable index somewhere.
Developer Response ,
Thanks a lot for the positive feedback!
Regarding your question: There is no OCR metadata embedded in the photos themselves. The Photos app analyzes the photos upon import using AI text recognition and stores the extracted text in the iOS Photo Library database, making it searchable.
For in depth support please contact support@photosync-app.com. We are happy to help!
Backwards photo order? + Some albums not showing up? Help!
I’m currently transferring all my photos/videos from iPhone to iPhone (this app is the method I chose to transfer all my photos/videos over after I got my iCloud account stolen). Everything seems to be working great—I can see my photos and videos in full res, I can see the location/time data, and live photos are showing up perfectly! However, everything in the Recents album is showing up chronologically backwards… Instead of the most recent being at the bottom of the album, it is at the very top, which is so inconvenient for a long time Apple user… Is there any way I can fix this? Also, the albums other than “Recents” and “Favorites” don’t seem to be transferring over. For example, I don’t see my Snapchat album or my Instagram album that I have on my original iPhone. The pictures saved from these different apps are supposed to show “Saved from Snapchat,” “Saved from Instagram,” etc.“ but the pictures don’t show that with the transfer. If there is any way I can fix this, this app would be super helpful. Please let me know if there’s a solution to these or if the solutions can be included in the next update! If so, I’ll update my review to 5 stars!!! Please and thank you!!!
Developer Response ,
Thanks for your feedback.
1) As PhotoSync's main purpose it to transfer photos/videos we think it makes sense to have the newest photos/videos listed first. However, you can of course change the sort order. To do so please open the PhotoSync settings. Then tap "Display Options" and then "Sort Order" and select "Oldest First"
2) The iOS Photo Library is organised in a way that all photos/videos are stored in "Recents". User albums (e.g. "Saved from Snapchat") contain only references to the original in "Recents". If you want PhotoSync to create user albums when transferring from "Recents", please perform the following steps on the sending device:
a) Open the PhotoSync settings and tap "Configure" and then "Phone/Tablet" and enable "Keep album structure".
If you have any more questions, please write a quick mail to support@photosync-app.com. We are happy to help! By mail we can answer much quicker and also more detailed than here in the review section of the AppStore, which is not really suited for support.
Works better than i expected!
TLDR: almost 20k pics/screenshots/vids of ~370 GB transferred perfectly keeping all metadata.
I transferred over all ~5,500 of my photos & videos in a few hours to my NAS device all at their original quality. It was about 120 GB worth of stuff! (I shoot in ProRaw and 1080p60) I’m currently getting my wife’s ~13,000 photos & videos transferred in original quality now (PLENTY of screenshots but mostly non-ProRaw and 1080p30 videos) and it’s about 190 GB. It seemingly got corrupted with hers because it started transferring everything over very fast (about 5 pictures in a second) but would say 0.0% complete for each one instead of actually showing progress. I looked at the NAS and it had a bunch of .aae files (the “edited” versions) but wasn’t transferring the original. I fixed it in the app and now it’s working! The best part is all of the original metadata seems to be preserved. Down to the type of device used, its lens (e.g. wide for iPhone 12 Pro). Great app and worth it!
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Information
- Seller
- touchbyte GmbH
- Size
- 101.2 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © touchbyte GmbH
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- PhotoSync Premium - Yearly $6.49
- PhotoSync Premium - Monthly $0.99
- PhotoSync Pro - Lifetime $5.99
- PhotoSync Premium - Lifetime $24.99
- PhotoSync Premium - Monthly $0.99
- PhotoSync- Premium Lifetime $14.99
- PhotoSync Premium - Yearly $6.49
Supports
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Family Sharing
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