Posting photos on Google Maps Reviews

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Occasionally, I will post a review of a restaurant on Google Maps, where I usually research and get directions for restaurants. I'm lazy and my wife usually takes the photos of the food. Therefore, when I go to add photos to my review, it only allows me to post photos taken by my phone, not those she has sent me via WhatsApp.

Any suggestions as to a setting or something I could change to overcome this?
 
Maybe the app (Google Maps? Browser? Etc...) only has permissions to access photos and not the wider filesystem on your phone? You should be able to check what permissions the relevant app has in the phone's system settings.
 
Slim said:
Occasionally, I will post a review of a restaurant on Google Maps, where I usually research and get directions for restaurants. I'm lazy and my wife usually takes the photos of the food. Therefore, when I go to add photos to my review, it only allows me to post photos taken by my phone, not those she has sent me via WhatsApp.

Any suggestions as to a setting or something I could change to overcome this?
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When she sends ya photo on whatsapp take a screengrab of it and itll then be in your photos and youll be able to post to googles
 
ClubMan said:
Maybe the app (Google Maps? Browser? Etc...) only has permissions to access photos and not the wider filesystem on your phone? You should be able to check what permissions the relevant app has in the phone's system settings.
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I'm not sure how to check that!
 
ArthurMcB said:
When she sends ya photo on whatsapp take a screengrab of it and itll then be in your photos and youll be able to post to googles
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I don't know how to take a screen grab. That's not a screenshot, right?
 
ClubMan said:
You could have Googled...

Android:


iPhone:

Control access to information in apps on iPhone

On iPhone, control access to information in Contacts, Photos, Calendar, and other apps.
support.apple.com
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Thank you. Actually, I had checked after your earlier response. However, I was searching for Google Maps whereas the app is listed as 'Maps'. In it, permission is given for 'camera, files and media'. No way to expand permission to WhatsApp Images etc.

Many thanks. I'll have to take pics myself in future!
 
When you click add photos when leaving a review, it will open up the photos from your camera, then if you click the icon that says add photos again, it will open up all the images from your camera, whatsapp etc and if you click on albums up the top you can narrow your search down to whatsapp images.
 
Davex2irl said:
When you click add photos when leaving a review, it will open up the photos from your camera, then if you click the icon that says add photos again, it will open up all the images from your camera, whatsapp etc and if you click on albums up the top you can narrow your search down to whatsapp images.
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Thanks but no luck!
 
When you open a photo you’ve been sent on WhatsApp you can hard press it and choose the “save” option. On my phone at least, it then just goes into your photo album.
 
Salvadore said:
When you open a photo you’ve been sent on WhatsApp you can hard press it and choose the “save” option. On my phone at least, it then just goes into your photo album.
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Thanks but no, won't move into camera, saves as a screenshot but can't upload a screenshot to Google Maps reviews!!
 
Maybe this is relevant?

Add, remove & share photos or videos in Google Maps - Computer - Google Maps Help

To improve Google Maps and share your favorite photos and videos up to 30 seconds long, add them to Google Maps. You can add or remove them at any time. You can't add photos or videos to addresses or
support.google.com

Add photos or videos from "Your contributions"​

  1. On your computer, open Google Maps.
  2. In the top left, click Menu
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    Your contributions.
  3. Under the "Contribute" tab, click Add your photos to Maps. You only get this option if you take photos or videos on your phone and we can find their location.
    • To post a photo or video: Click one or more photos or videos.
    • To edit a photo or video’s location: Click the name of the place, then select a different place.
  4. At the top, click Post
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Tip: Make sure that you have Location History turned on.
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Looking at my Samsung Android, in Maps when I go to add a review, after clicking the 'Add photos' button, it presents a selection of photos taken on my phone to select from. However, top left of that list there are also 'Camera' & 'Add Photos' buttons. Selecting 'Add photos' there brings up my entire gallery including screenshots, WhatsApp images, etc.
 
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