( *Apple throttles iCloud downloads in certain situations to preserve Apple device’s battery life.

Whether or not the photo was added to an 'auto-added' / synced album.Whether or not the phone is connected to power (= some devices slow down any upload activity to protect the battery).The number of apps running on the device at the same time (in ‘competition’).Whether the Aura app is open or running in the background.Number and size of uploaded content (videos are 5-10x bigger and take longer).Photo location (Google Photos offers the fastest uploads, iCloud is the slowest *).Generally, there is no “average” upload speed since it depends on many variables: Until that point, the photo(s) will not show up on the frame or on another frame member’s Aura app and you may see the “this photo has not yet been uploaded” message. Important: Although the uploader will immediately see the selected photos and videos in their Aura app, it can take hours or days (depending on many variables) until they actually reach our cloud server. Once a user has marked them for upload, they are sent to our secure cloud server and from there to the frame and any other invited frame members’ Aura app. The basic process starts with our Aura App getting access to the photo/video location, so it can make them visible - and selectable - in the app. The item storage location (Smart Device vs iCloud vs Google Photos).However, although the video and photo upload process appears simplistic, it is actually based on a very complex chain of events, involving a variety of different tools that need to communicate with each other to get your content to the frame: Since Aura wants to create wonderful experiences, we carefully designed the upload experience to make it as straightforward as possible. Using the Aura app, you can easily - and remotely - upload videos, photos, and entire albums to your frame(s).

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