There's nothing to install and no form to fill in. Point your camera at the code, tap the link that pops up, and you're on the event page in your browser.
Joining
- 01
Scan the code, or tap the link
Your phone's normal camera app reads the QR code and offers a link; tap it. If the host sent you a link instead, just open it. Any modern phone browser works, on iPhone or Android.
- 02
Read the welcome
The event's name, who's hosting, and how many photos are already inside. Tap Continue or View the gallery.
- 03
Enter the password or your email, if asked
Most events ask for a quick email check; some add a password from the invitation; a few ask for nothing. See why an event asks for your email.
Adding photos
Tap Add photos. If you're signed in and haven't picked a name yet, Partyreel asks for one first (Add your name), since your photos will carry it. Then your phone's own picker opens, so you choose from your library the way you always do, and you can select several at once. That's it. There's no caption box and no confirmation step; the photos start uploading.
Each one appears at the top of the gallery as it goes, with a thin progress bar. They upload one at a time: venue wifi is fickle, and one file at a time finishes where a burst of twenty stalls. A green check marks each one as it lands. You can keep adding as the event goes on, and you can come back days later with more.
If the host reviews uploads first, you'll see a note saying so, and a toast reading Sent, waiting for host approval. Your photo shows up once they approve it.
If one doesn't finish
A photo that fails turns dim with Tap to retry on it. One failure never stops the others. There's no cancel button for a file in flight. If you picked the wrong one, let it finish, then ask the host to remove it; with an account you can delete it yourself, see save an event, and find your uploads later. The usual causes are in an upload won't finish.
What happens to your photos
They upload at full quality, exactly as they are on your phone. Location data is stripped from most formats before anything leaves your phone; see photo metadata and location data. What you can send, and how big, is in what you can upload. Browsing, saving single photos, and the reel are in browse the album.
Save the event before you forget
Tap Save under the event name and it lands on a dashboard you can come back to. It takes the same email check, and it's free.