Wd photos mobile app, Requirements – Western Digital My Cloud EX2 User Manual User Manual

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ACCESSING YOUR CLOUD REMOTELY

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WD MY CLOUD EX2 PERSONAL CLOUD STORAGE

USER MANUAL

Mobilizing Your Files with iOS and Android Mobile Apps

The WD My Cloud and WD Photos mobile apps and WD My Cloud desktop app allow you
to access all the content on your personal cloud from any device.

WD Photos Mobile App

Important: WD Photos enables you to view photos in .jpg format only.

Turn your mobile device into the ultimate photo album. View all the photos stored on your
personal cloud with your smartphone or tablet. Or, take a photo or video clip and instantly
upload it from your gallery directly to your WD My Cloud EX2 device with ease.WD Photos is
compatible with leading Apple mobile devices and many popular Android devices. Photos
are automatically optimized for viewing on your mobile device.

Note:

Thumbnail images are not available for an attached USB device.

With WD Photos, you can:

Instantly post photos to Facebook.

Play a slideshow with transitions to create digital art.

Access previously viewed photos even when you are offline.

View your photos all at once or filter them by folder or album.

Search by file name, folder name, or date using the built-in search options.

Email a photo to a friend.

Assign a photo to a contact.

Download a photo from your personal cloud storage to the camera roll on your

mobile device.

Upload photos and videos from the camera roll on your mobile device directly to

your personal cloud storage, no matter where you are.

Note:

WD Photos automatically creates a sub folder with the mobile device name in the
Public directory on the WD My Cloud EX2 device for uploaded photos. Similarly, the
app creates a sub folder with the mobile device name in the Public/Shared Videos
directory for uploaded videos.

For more features and instructions for using WD Photos, see its online Guide Me page and
Quick Tips, and go to

http://wdphotos.wd.com

.

Installing WD Photos Mobile App on Your Mobile Device

Important: Make sure the photos you want to view on the mobile device are stored in

the Shared Pictures subfolder in the Public share of your
WD My Cloud EX2 device. WD Photos lets you view photos in .jpg format
only.

Requirements

WD My Cloud EX2 personal cloud storage with the most recent firmware,

connected to the Internet.

An iPhone

®,

iPad

®,

or iPod

®

touch with iOS 4.3 or higher

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