The camera uploads feature can automatically upload photos and videos from your phone or tablet to your Camera Uploads folder. You can control camera uploads and how much bandwidth it uses from your app settings.
Enable camera uploads
- Open the Dropbox app.
- Tap the menu button.
- Tap the gear icon (or Settings, on older versions of the app).
- Scroll to the Camera Upload section.
- Toggle to either Turn on or Turn off Camera Upload.
By default, the camera uploads feature is set to only allow uploads while your device has a Wi-Fi connection. To change this setting:
- Tap the Menu button from the Dropbox app.
- Tap the gear icon (or Settings for older versions of the app).
- Scroll to the Camera Upload section.
- Under How to upload, choose Wi-Fi only or Wi-Fi or data plan.
- You also have the option to limit uploads while on your data plan to files 25 MB and under - When manually uploading files, the Dropbox app uses whatever type of connection is available, including your data plan. If necessary, you can disable camera uploads in the Dropbox app settings.