Photo collection: half Android, half iPhone
Your event has 50 people. 25 have iPhones, 25 have Android phones. Everyone took photos. Getting them all together is a nightmare.
The problem with mixed groups
iPhone users love AirDrop and iCloud shared albums. Android users can't access either. Android users share through Google Photos. iPhone users act like Google doesn't exist.
Result: you get half the photos.
What works for everyone
Skip the platform wars. Use something that works on every phone made in the last 10 years:
- Create a collection link at warpbin.com (30 seconds)
- Share the link or QR code with everyone
- They upload through their web browser - no app needed
- Download everything at once when ready
Works on iPhone Safari, Android Chrome, whatever weird browser your cousin installed.
The reality of mixed groups
iPhone people will ask "Is there an app for this?" Answer: "Just use the link."
Android people will ask "Does this work with Google Photos?" Answer: "You can download and then upload to Google Photos if you want."
About 70% upload within 24 hours. The rest need a reminder text.
Avoid these "solutions"
Group texts: MMS compression makes photos look terrible
Email: Most phones limit email attachments to 25MB total
Dropbox/Google Drive: Half your group doesn't have accounts
WhatsApp: Compresses photos and limits group size
Facebook: Privacy nightmare and not everyone has accounts
Pro tip for stubborn users
Some people insist on using their preferred method anyway. Let them.
Then quietly upload their photos to your main collection yourself. Everyone gets all photos, nobody argues about platforms.
Time estimates
- Setup: 30 seconds
- Sharing the link: 2 minutes
- People uploading: 2-5 minutes each
- Your download: 30 seconds for 500 photos
Total time investment: about 10 minutes to wrangle 500 photos from 50 different phones.
Start your collection at warpbin.com - works on every phone, every platform, every time.
