If you know that you’ll be sharing every photo with your Family Vault members, this option would save you from manually adding photos each time. By default, this option is turned-off, since using Family Vault is optional.

Add Uploads to Family Vault: You can automatically add all of your photos to the Family Vault ( definition of Family Vault here).

I keep this feature on for easy searching, but if you’re sensitive about technology like this, you can turn it off easily. The purpose of this is to provide easy sorting & filtering based on people, locations, and even themes like “dog” and “sunset”. This means that the software will scan your images and detect faces and objects. Find People, Places, and Things: by default, this setting is turned on.In the top right corner, click on your name then “Settings”. There are two settings to check before you get started. To get to Photos, click on “Hello – Accounts & Lists” then scroll to Your Amazon Photos and click to open. If you are already a Prime member, simply log in to your account. Then you can follow the rest of the steps as usual. If you don’t have an Amazon Prime account and you want to test it all out, you can use this link for a free 30-day trial. If you’re a little confused on the differences, you can see Amazon’s overview here. Essentially, you’re extending your Prime benefit to others even if they aren’t a Prime member themselves. The coolest part is that the individuals you invite get a free Prime Amazon Photos account – unlimited photo storage and up to 5GB of videos & files. While we don’t use this feature currently, it’s a great way to share & collect photos with up to 5 family members or friends. By accepting your invitation, they will get notified when you add new photos and can view & comment – all in a private setting! They do not have to be a Prime member to accept your invitation.

You can create member-only Groups (which is what we do) to invite others to view certain photos.You can share individual photos or videos directly via text, email, or social media (similar to how you would share an item from your phone’s photo library).If you chose to share photos with others, you have three options: If your spouse or children log in to your account as well, they would be able to see them too. For any photos you upload directly to Amazon Photos, you – by default – are the only one who can see your photos.

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