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Facebook Photo Sync Android [Guide]

Facebook have launched a new feature for Android phone users -- the ability to sync photos from to your phone to the web. Once you activate the feature, photos from your phone will be synced to a private album on Facebook, from here you can choose which photos to share and which to send in a private message. Getting started is easy and no matter which Android phone you're using: Samsung Galaxy S3, Nokia Phone or any other phone. You can set up Facebook photo sync; transfer photos to the web as soon as you take them and then share from there.

How to setup Facebook photo sync on an Android phone or device.
You need to have the native Facebook App installed on your phone. Once the app has been installed all you need to do is to:
1. Launch Facebook on your phone and tap on photos
2. At the bottom you should see a new tab 'Sync Photos'. If this option is available on your device you're ready to go.
3. Tap on 'Sync Photos' to enable the feature
4. Your photos will start uploading to a new 'Private' album on Facebook
5. Now the next time you take a photo it will automatically sync to your private Facebook album

Facebook Photo Sync AndriodHow much storage am I allowed
Facebook allows upto 2GB of storage right now

Where do I find my Synced photos on Facebook on the web
1. On Facebook click on Photos
2. Click on 'Synced from phone' - all your photos from your phone are available here.

To find the photos you have synced on your phone -- tap on photos and then Synced at the bottom of the page.

How do I share photos synced from my phone
Go to your photos section on Facebook and then click on 'Synced from phone'. All the photos show up -- click on the checkmark or tick-mark to share photos on your Timeline.

On your phone you can choose to sync via wi-fi or wi-fi and cellular. You can also choose to stop syncing by tapping on the don't sync my photos option.

Source: Facebook Announcement and Facebook help.

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