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Take and Add Photos to an Album (Android)

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Objective

To take and add photos to an album from your Android mobile device.

Things to Consider

  • Required User Permissions:
    • 'Standard' or 'Admin' level permissions on the project's Photos tool.
  • Additional Information:
    • You can upload 360˚ photos from your phone to Procore's app.
    • Tip! You can also quickly access your device's camera by swiping right from the project's Dashboard.

Steps

To Take a New Photo

  1. Navigate to the project's Photos tool using an Android mobile device.
  2. Tap the plus icon-create-plus-android.png icon. 
  3. Tap Camera.
  4. Tap the Album menu to select the album you want to add the photo to.

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    Note: If no album is selected, the photo(s) will save to the album 'Unclassified' by default.
     
  5. The following options are available while taking a photo:
    • Flash: Tap the flash icon to change the flash setting. 
      Note: Continue tapping to go through the different flash settings (off, on and automatic). 
    • Timestamp: Tap the timestamp icon ON or OFF to determine whether a timestamp will be marked on the photo.
    • Focus: If you want to focus on a specific area within the frame, tap that area to adjust the camera's focus.
  6. Tap the shutter release icon when you are ready to take the photo.
    Note: This action automatically captures and saves the photo to your project.
  7. Optional: Tap the photo thumbnail to delete the photo(s) or add markups.
    Note: Only 'Admin' level users on the Photos tool can delete a photo.
  8. Tap Close to exit the camera.
     

To Add Photos from Your Device

  1. Navigate to your project's Photos tool on your Android mobile device.
  2. Tap the plus icon-create-plus-android.png icon.
  3. Select Photos from Device.
  4. Tap the existing photo(s) you want to add to an album.
  5. Tap Next.
  6. Tap into the followings fields to fill in the relevant information :
    • Location: Tap the field to select a location associated with the photo.
    • Album: Tap the field to select an album associated with the photo. If no album is selected, the photo will be automatically placed in an album titled 'Unclassified'.
    • Trade: Tap the field to select a trade associated with the photo.
    • Privacy: Toggle the Privacy button to 'On' to mark the photo as private so only Admin users will have access to view the photo.
  7. Tap Upload Photos.

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