Sharing via beam

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Sharing via beam

Trying to share a picture I took on iPhone with an iPad so I can edit on the larger screen. I get the following dialog box:

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Photo location

You must enable

"include photo collection"

In the settings menu in iPhoto to

Beam photos

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I have been unable to find a "include photo collection". I'm assuming the gear, in iPhoto, is the iPhoto settings icon - if this is accurate, didn't find "include photo collection" there. I've also looked in iPhoto, in the apps section of the iPad, with no success.

I'm assuming I am not looking in the right area, but could use help from someone who knows the right location.

Thanks,

Michael

iPhone 4S, iOS 5.1

Posted on Mar 24, 2012 10:02 PM

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Answer 1

MadisonP

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Mar 24, 2012 10:48 PM in response to NibblesNBits

Greetings Michael,

It sounds like you need to turn on photo locations on your iPhone which is required for beaming. Try the steps in this help entry: http://help.apple.com/iphoto/iphone/1.0/#blnkee26ba5a

Hope that helps.

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Answer 2

NibblesNBits Author

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Mar 24, 2012 11:47 PM in response to MadisonP

Thanks,

I was looking at the settings in the iPhoto edit screen. Found the settings in the main iPhoto scree, changed the settings, and beamed a 3 Meg image - took a long time before getting the "beam successful" message. An empty thumbnail was added to the target device, but no image was displayed. Checked image info, and the image is listed as 1,799 x 1636(2.9 MP) - (null). So, looks like it either didn't finish, or had trouble with housekeeping.

Any thoughts on what went wrong?

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Answer 3

MadisonP

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Mar 25, 2012 2:17 PM in response to NibblesNBits

Could be the image itself or just some kind of caching issue.

Quit iPhoto and re-open -- Test
Power cycle the device -- Test
Delete image and re-beam -- Test

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Answer 4

Ralph9430

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Mar 25, 2012 6:05 PM in response to NibblesNBits

The menu to enable iPhoto beaming and to enable include photo location is in the gear icon on the main page of iPhoto for iOS. Whe I have albums selected and see all my albums on the little glass shelves the gear icon is at the top right.

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Answer 5

NibblesNBits Author

Level 1

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Mar 25, 2012 7:56 PM in response to MadisonP

I retested with a smaller image, and the transfer worked as I would have expected - Transfer completed quickly. Thanks for the suggestions and help. Wonder if the problem was an install housekeeping issue as I had just downloaded iPhoto to a new device.

Thanks again,

Michael

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Answer 6

Ralph9430

Level 7

21,998 points

Mar 26, 2012 8:27 AM in response to NibblesNBits

Glad it's now working for you.

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