Follow these steps to share a photo in the chat feed.
- Click the camera icon in the lower right of the screen.
- Click 'Photo' or 'Video' and choose 'Take a Photo' to open your camera or 'Open Photo Library' to choose a photo you already took.
- Click 'Adjust' in the upper left corner of the photo to adjust the preview that will appear in the chat feed.
- Type a caption (optional).
- Choose the Bonfyre community(ies) you want to post the photo to.
- Click 'Post' in the upper right.
- Click the camera icon in the lower right of the screen.
- Click 'Photo' or 'Video' and choose 'Take a Photo' to open your camera or 'Open Photo Library' to choose a photo you already took.
- Click the pencil icon in the upper left corner of the photo to adjust the preview that will appear in the chat feed.
- Type a caption (optional).
- Click 'Post' in the upper right.
To post multiple photos on Android. Press and hold on the first photo you want to post. A Checkbox will appear and will allow you to choose up to 10 photos.
- Choose the Bonfyre community from the list on the left.
- Click the camera icon in the 'Say Something' bar at the bottom of your screen.
- Click 'Photo' or 'Video' and choose 'Add Photo' or 'Add Video' to upload a photo or video from your computer.
- Choose the file you want and click 'Open'.
- Type a caption (optional).
- Choose the Bonfyre community(ies) you want to post the photo to.
- Click 'Post to Bonfyres'
Photo & Video Posting Guide
Adjust Photos
On iOS and Android, tap 'Adjust' to make sure your photo previews in the chat feed the way you want it to. Recommended image size = 500px by 300px
Video Best Practices
- If recording a video from your phone, hold the phone vertically.
- The Bonfyre chat feed will display the first frame of a video until a user clicks the video to play it. If you start a video with a transition, the first frame can appear black or white in the chat feed.
Mobile Video Requirements
- On Android devices, videos need to be 30 seconds or less (you can crop the video directly in Bonfyre).
- On iOS devices, videos need to be 3 minutes or less (you can crop the video directly in Bonfyre).
- When uploading a video from a mobile phone, the video will be cropped to a square.
Web Video Requirements
- Video size must be under 40mb
- Video can be any length
- MP4 format only
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