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Sharing channels

QR, email, AirDrop and SMS — what each is for, and which one is not sending yet.

How guests get their photos. Every channel is per event, so a wedding that wants email addresses and a brand activation that must not collect any can run from the same iPad.

Turn channels on

  1. Open the event, then SettingsSharingChannels.
  2. Switch on the channels you want offered on the share screen.

What each one is for

  • QR code — always worth having on. Nothing to type, and the guest’s own phone does the work. It is the only channel that asks a guest for nothing at all.
  • Email — sends the full-resolution files in one message. The right choice when guests want something printable later.
  • AirDrop — a nearby iPhone, with no contact details collected. Worth knowing if your client is sensitive about guest data.
  • SMS — US numbers, and carrier fees may apply. See the note below before relying on it.

How texting works

A guest who taps Text and enters their number receives one message containing a private link to their photos.

Guests tick a consent box before the send button does anything — that is a carrier requirement, not ours, and it is why the wording beside it names the message frequency and how to stop. Replying STOP unsubscribes that number; replying START restores it.

Write your SMS message to say who the text is from. The QR code remains the fallback worth knowing about — it needs no signal at all, which matters in a venue with bad reception.

No network at the venue?

Capture and printing carry on regardless. Anything queued for delivery sends itself when the booth reconnects — see the offline queue.