Frame apps and accounts
What a frame app does, and what to read before you sign in.
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What the app does
A frame app sends photos to the frame and manages settings. One frame maker's help pages describe adding photos from a phone library and choosing which frames receive them.
Photo access
On a phone, an app may ask to see all photos or only some. The same maker notes that iOS users who limit access may not see all their albums in the app. Grant what you are comfortable with.
Questions to ask
Where are photos stored? Who can add or remove them? How do you delete them, from the frame and from the maker's servers? The privacy policy should say.
Lock the account
The FTC advises two-factor authentication where a device offers it, and not reusing passwords. Securing a connected frame
Sources: Aura Help Center, Adding photos and videos to a frame; FTC, Securing Your Internet-Connected Devices at Home. Brand names belong to their owners. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
FAQ
General information only. Features, file types, and settings differ by frame and can change with updates. Check your frame maker's manual, app, and privacy policy.
Next: securing a frame
Router first, then the frame.
