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Using Capture mode in the Box app on iOS and Android

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On iOS and Android, the Box app enables you to add a convenient Capture widget to your device's home screen so you can directly launch into camera view when you're on the go.  Currently, the Capture widget is the only way to enter Capture mode.

 

Capture mode in the Box app enables you to:

  • Quickly and easily launch into the Box app's camera view on your iOS or Android device and immediately start snapping photos for upload to Box.
  • Select an upload folder where you want Box to store all your photos when snapped from Capture mode.

 

Setting up Capture mode

On iOS

To add the Capture widget to your home screen on iOS:

  1. Press and hold an empty area on your device's home screen until a "+" button appears in the top-left of your device's screen.
  2. Tap the + button.
  3. In the search bar, search for "Box", then select Box from the search results.  The Box search displays the Box Capture widget.
  4. Tap Add Widget.
  5. To launch Capture mode, tap the Capture widget. 

 

On Android

To add the Capture widget to your device's home screen on Android:

  1. Press and hold the Box app icon, or press and hold an empty area on your device's home screen until the device menu appears.
  2. In the menu, select Widgets.
  3. Search for the "Box" section.
  4. In the list of Box widgets, press and hold the Box Capture widget, and then drag it to an empty area on your device's home screen.
  5. To launch Capture mode, tap the Capture widget. 

Note: If your Android device uses the MIUI operating system, you may not be able to add the Box Capture widget to your device.  We will support Capture Mode for MIUI devices in the future.

 

Selecting the upload location

When you snap photos from Capture mode, by default Box saves the photos to a Box folder named "Capture Uploads". 

If you want to save your photos in a different folder, launch Capture mode and then select the folder you want to use.

To change the designated upload folder:

  1. Tap the Capture widget.  Box launches Capture mode.
  2. At the top of the screen, you have the option to change the designated upload folder.

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