Two-way photo sync from mobile phone

[oysteigi]

I'd like QNAP to provide a similar service as Google Photos, just with a "private cloud" twist.

The most important feature, in my opinion, is to be able to browse and view photos on the mobile app, and synchronise bidirectionally with the QNAP server. Here's a typical scenario.

1. Take 5 photos with mobile phone
2. Photos are automatically uploaded to QNAP server
3. Browse photos on mobile phone. Delete 2.
4. Deleted photos are also deleted on QNAP server
5. Organise photos in albums/folders - also synchronised

[schumaku]

I'd like QNAP to provide a similar service as Google Photos, just with a "private cloud" twist.

This exists for a long time: Qphoto - Photo Station.

The most important feature, in my opinion, is to be able to browse and view photos on the mobile app,

Qphoto hat it all.

... and synchronise bidirectionally with the QNAP server.

Google Photos is a very good App ... however, there is no bidirectional sync for good reasons, too.

1. Take 5 photos with mobile phone
2. Photos are automatically uploaded to QNAP server

Qphoto can handle this.

3. Browse photos on mobile phone. Delete 2.
4. Deleted photos are also deleted on QNAP server

This would require multiple views in Qphoto, similar to Google Photos. In the Google App, you select the "Device Folders" view - when deleting photos on the device, it will ask you if it should delete the photo in the cloud, too. When deleting in the "normal" view, the pics will be gone from both the cloud and the local folder.

Why is a deletion-sync not workable? Simple: We have much less storage capacity on the mobile device. At some point, a clean-up on the device must be done - being by manual removal, being by some App-based clean-up (as it exists in Google Photos). This would certainly lead to unexpected data loss for many.

5. Organise photos in albums/folders - also synchronised

Qphoto does allow handling albums and allows to keep folders as they ist on the mobile device in the shared folder/subfolder configured for upload. Foldr folder/file level actions, use Qfile. Similar to the Google Photos, Photo Station/Qphoto Albums are always in the cloud. Not sure what you want to sync here. Many reasons why there are no off-line albums and off-line editing.

[pvilaverde]

What i miss besides what has been mention is an option to only sync when using wifi and charging. Like google photos

[Jonas85]

What i miss besides what has been mention is an option to only sync when using wifi and charging. Like google photos

+1

[spile]

The QFile app has the option to upload and auto-upload only over Wifi and may be a more suitable app for backing up photos.
OneCD - No doubt you will be locking this thread which I think is a good idea but I believe my necro-posting is worthy of inclusion as this thread will appear as a result of searches.