The real problem is not sending — it is staying in control
- Too many repeated steps. Share sheet, app picker, folder picker, confirmation, back to the gallery — then repeat for the next photo.
- Hidden copies. Sharing often creates another copy somewhere else, while the original stays in your camera roll.
- No visible history. A week later, the gallery does not clearly tell you which photos went to your parents, which went to your friend, and which were never shared.
- No simple takeback. If you send the wrong photo, you usually have to open the destination folder and delete the cloud copy manually.
SyncGallery changes the model: every destination becomes a button
Create destinations once
Set up a sync rule for each destination: Parents can point to a shared OneDrive folder, Friends to a Google Drive folder, and Archive to your own backup folder. Give each rule a clear name and icon. That name and icon become a button in the gallery.
Choose photo-by-photo or whole-folder sync
Use file-level rules when you want to decide photo by photo: this one to Parents, that one to Friends, these three to Archive. Use folder-level rules when an entire album or device folder should stay synced automatically.
Tap once to send from preview
Open a photo in full-screen preview and your destination buttons are already there. Tap Parents and the photo is uploaded to the Parents folder. Tap Friends and it goes there too. No share sheet, no folder hunting, no repeated manual copying.
Use the same destinations for multiple photos
The same idea works in the grid. Select several photos, choose a destination rule, and SyncGallery applies the assignment to all of them. Preview and grid stay consistent because they use the same rule assignments.
Always know where every photo is
Each button shows the current state for the photo: not selected, queued, syncing, or done. You can also open a rule-based view such as “Parents” or “Archive” and see all photos routed there. No guessing, no hidden copies, no “did I already send this?”
Share a destination with someone else
Create a shared cloud folder and invite another person to it. They can open the link in a browser or configure the same destination in SyncGallery. After that, anything you route to that shared folder can appear on their device too.
Every destination becomes a button. Tap once to send. Tap again to take back.
Your gallery becomes a control panel for your cloud
SyncGallery is not just another share button. It creates a visible assignment between a photo and a destination. Your gallery remains the source of truth, while cloud folders become controlled projections of what you decided to send there.
Create your first preview button
Install SyncGallery, create a rule for a cloud folder, choose a name and icon, and the destination appears directly on your photo preview screen.
Get it on Google PlayFrequently asked questions
What can a destination button point to?
A button points to a SyncGallery rule. Today, that usually means a Google Drive or OneDrive folder — your own folder, or a folder shared with you. A button can also act as a Favorite — you can create as many Favorite groups as you want, and each one becomes its own filter you can browse photos by. Local-backup destinations are planned for a future version.
Can I choose where buttons appear on the preview screen?
Yes. You can set the slot when you create or edit a rule. Even more conveniently, you can rearrange the buttons directly on the preview screen — long-press a button and drag it to a new slot. Slot layouts are configurable per orientation (portrait or landscape).
Does tapping a button create a share link?
No. A tap runs the rule action for the current photo. For most cloud rules, that means uploading a copy of the file to the selected destination folder. There is no extra share-sheet dialog unless the rule itself is designed to use one.
If I tap again, is the cloud copy removed?
For reversible file-level rules, yes. The second tap removes the assignment, and SyncGallery removes the destination copy during the sync operation, which runs immediately. Folder-level rules work differently: the photo belongs to the destination while it remains in the synced source folder.
How do I share a destination with another person?
Create or choose a shared cloud folder, then send an invite link. The other person can open it in a browser or use SyncGallery to configure a matching rule that points to the same shared folder.
Screenshots and labels reflect SyncGallery at the time of writing. Exact UI wording may change in future versions.