December 19, 2011 in Last week I was browsing my Google+ account on my PC getting more familiar with it and I stumbled across some pictures that were online from my phone that I did not upload! I learned how it was happening and how to stop it and wrote this post to help others do the same.
Now, granted these were just silly pics of our cat and other things around the house but I was shocked! I DID NOT authorize the pictures to be online. After some quick and frantic poking around I did see in the settings on Google+ that the pictures were private to me unless I manually shared them. Nevertheless, I was wondering how that could happen? So, I proceeded to delete the pics as they were hardly worth sharing.
Next I needed to figure out how this happened so I did some quick Googling and found that there is a feature called “Google+ Instant Upload” in the Google+ Android app. (I have a Droid X2). By default it is turned on when you install the app. That is how the pictures were being uploaded unbeknownst to me. The way it works is every time you snap a pic, it automatically uploads a copy to your Google+ account.
I can see the merits in why Google included this feature and how it can be beneficial to have a copy of every picture you take simultaneously stored online, but at the same time I wanted that control. I want to decide when a picture is uploaded and who see’s it so I wanted to turn this feature off.
Here are the steps to turn of “Google Plus Instant Upload” in the Android App:
- Open the Google+ app on your phone
- Click the menu button on your phone and select “Settings”
- Scroll to the bottom of the settings screen and uncheck “Turn on Instant Upload”
- That’s it!
As a precaution you may want to shoot a quick picture and then check to see if it’s online afterwards but it should not be.
We hope you find this post useful and will consider sharing it online to your friends and networks.
1 Comment to “Google+ Unexpected Picture Uploads”
Post comment
Get Some SEO ROI
Search The Site
Menu
Get Our Updates
Awesome Online Stores!
We love SEOmoz
Recent Posts
CLIENTS THAT LOVE US
- ~ Fitness Together (Columbus, Ohio) – Testimonial
We were referred to Chris & ROI4my.com by a well known Phoenix, AZ SEO company that handles larger projects and would not be able to take on a business our size. We are going on our 5th month of services with Chris and the results speak for themselves! We are having a record month for Internet leads thanks to his hard work, knowledge of SEO and local business Internet marketing. Chris is very dedicated to his customers and aims to please. He responds quickly via email or your choice of communication and understands that it is your busine - ~ Triple-AC-Ranch Testimonial
Working with ROI4my.com is always such a pleasant and professional experience. Some of the most consistent comments we receive from our clients are how well they like our website, the design, and layout. Mr. von Nieda is always available to handle our needs and brings fresh and new ideas to our company and goals. He has been with us since the beginning and his work has been one of the main factors in helping our company grow.
Thank you!
Triple AC Ranch - ~ Diaz & Cooper Advertising – Testimonial
We have been working with Chris von Nieda now for over 2 years both as a professional SEO services provider, Webmaster and mentor to our team on all SEO related topics. We wanted to expand our SEO offerings to our Clients and Chris had the right expertise. Chris was referred to us by one of our clients and we liked him immediately. After an initial discussion it was clear to us he was exactly what we were looking for. He has been working closely with Diaz Cooper to provide our clients ROI and results-based SEO. His professionalism, reliabi - ~ Kevin Herold – Testimonial
Picture this - We had a very short timeline to produce and launch a website that would be the new face of our local Education Foundation. Chris assessed our organization and our goals and came up with the perfect solution for our new website.
Chris rolled up his sleeves and dug right in. His expertise, knowledge and insights produced an end product that our Board of Directors is buzzing about!
Chris has a unique and highly valuable skill set in today's business environment - a functional blend of marketing and technology savvy. There ar - ~ Paul Hagen – Testimonial
It would sound like I was stretching truth to say how much website traffic is up since working with Chris, so let me say this, if you want to check a reference on Chris and his work – call me anytime 425-577-2713 – Paul Hagen, CEO http://www.vacupractor.com
Paul Hagen – VacuPractor – Testimonial - ~ Gary Ravet – Testimonial
Chris von Nieda has been doing a great job handling some updates on our websites, most recently http://www.celebritychefstour.com. Friday night he called me with some catastrophic news. He was working on some updates and suddenly started getting warnings from his browser that there was Malware detected on the website. Well, we certainly were not hosting any Malware or were involved in the distribution of it! With a full blown marketing campaign well underway for the Celebrity Chefs Tour, you can imagine how devastating this could be to the b - ~ Ivan Bayross – Testimonial
I first met Chris von Nieda on LinkedIn during a discussion in one of the SEO groups. He immediately stood out from the pack as someone who GETS IT. He did a quick analysis of my website free of cost, showed me some areas of opportunity and proved to me he can bring us results without ever talking money.
I am very pleased with our business relationship, progress and results so far. Traffic is increasing daily according to Google Analytics. My whole team and I have found him both a knowledgeable leader, teacher and a pleasure to work with - ~ Take A Hike Arizona, LLC.
If you need web design services or support, Take a Hike Arizona highly recommends contacting Chris von Nieda for assistance. We had the pleasure of working with Chris while developing our website. He has great insight into the intricacies of developing an effective and user friendly site. Chris is the consummate professional, delivers what he promises and the product he produces is high quality. Thank you Chris for creating a website we love!!
November 25, 2012 at 8:05 pm
Thanks for the post Chris. I had the same problem and found your solution quickly upon doing a search. Thanks for that.
Something further interesting on the matter, was that while signed into my Google account, my “unpublished” photo also showed up in the index when a search on my name was performed. Suffice it to say, this was a personalized search result for me alone, but it proves how far reaching any content, published or not, can instantly materialize across the vast array of Google properties.