Uploading your photos and videos with the mobile app is simple!
How to Upload
You can upload from the Home, Groups, or Moments Page.
- Tap
- Tap Upload Media
- Tap a Destination
- Tap (>) on a Group to select a specific album within that Group
- Snap a photo or select one from your device
You may need to refresh the app by swiping down |to see the newly uploaded content.
Note: Please keep the app open during your upload. All uploads will fail if the app is closed
App permissions
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For Android: You must allow permissions for both Files and Media. You can check your app permissions by going to Settings > Apps > App Management> Photobucket. Make sure that full access is granted.
- For iOS: You will need to allow access to All Photos. You can check your app permissions by going to Settings > Privacy & Security > Photos > Photobucket. Make sure the photo library access is set to full access.
Upload limits & Supported file types
Uploads through the app
Uploads through the app are currently capped at 1GB on both iOS and Android.
We recommend using WiFi for large uploads. For anything bigger than 1GB, use a desktop or mobile browser instead. See our guides for desktop and mobile browser uploads.
Uploads through a browser
- Photos: up to 5GB
- Videos: up to 5GB
Supported File Types
Make sure your file matches one of these types before uploading:
- Images: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .heic, .heif
- Videos: .avi, asf, mp4, mov, mpg, mpeg, dvd, vob, mkv, swf, 3gp, 3gp2, webm
Photobucket uses HTML5, so video playback only works for mp4, mov, and webm files.
The latest version of the iOS mobile app is 7.406.0
The latest version of the Android mobile app is 7.393.3
The minimum OS requirement is: Android 15 & iOS 13
App versions older than 6.2.36 are no longer supported.
If you're experiencing any issues with the mobile app, please install the latest version.