Aura frames are awesome! Unlimited storage, anyone in the family can upload easily. Excellent, vibrant display. We love ours and gifted one to my mom and my mil, both love theirs. Highly recommend!
Can you remotely delete photos from the frame using the Aura app?
The first photo frame I bought for my parents out of state used an app that would not let you cull photos. WTH?
A second frame using a different app does provide that function. Without being able to cull remotely, photo frames get too busy, and can fill up.
Looks like you can’t use a memory card. As someone who just got burnt by 2 companies (nest, Wemo) yanking cloud support I can’t pull the trigger on this.
Good point. Without a memory card slot you are bound to this one company. If they decide to drop support for their app or go out of business you lose. There are other options for picture frames that are much cheaper and have a card slot.
Do these require the cloud service to work, or is there a local only option for them? Wondering if it will turn into a brick when they inevitably turn down the cloud service.
Uses the cloud. Read up a couple posts.
Here’s Rufus’ answer from Amazon:
Looking at the Aura Mason Digital Picture Frame you’re viewing, this particular model stores photos in the cloud rather than locally on the device itself. Here’s how photo storage works:
Storage Details:
- Cloud Storage: Free unlimited cloud storage through Aura’s servers - all your photos are stored online, not on the frame itself
- Local Memory: The frame has 9 GB of internal memory, but this is primarily used for caching/buffering photos from the cloud for display
- No Local Photo Management: You can’t directly store or manage photos on the device - everything is handled through the Aura app and cloud service
How It Works:
- Photos are uploaded from your phone to Aura’s cloud service via the app
- The frame downloads and displays these photos from the cloud over WiFi
- Multiple family members can add photos to the same frame from anywhere in the world
- The frame automatically syncs new photos when connected to WiFi
If you’re specifically looking for a digital frame that stores photos locally (like on an SD card or internal storage you can manage yourself), this Aura frame might not be the best fit since it relies entirely on cloud connectivity and Aura’s service.
What if I don’t want to use Aura? What powers the device, there is no indication of if it has a plug/dc power cable, power over ethernet, USB and if USB what type. Do you need someone to review your ads to see if they make sense?
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Did you read my post above?
Also:
If you don’t want to use Aura, don’t buy Aura.
I bought an Aura for my parents. It’s been great…up until it stopped connecting to the internet. Now it’s just a frustrating non-functioning tech.
I’m guessing it’s a somewhat common occurrence, or at least common enough that videos and threads exist about the occurrence.
Never know. I bought one for my mom 3 years ago-ish, pretty sure this frame. Still updating pictures.
The whole reason to get this frame is because it simply works great. If you have a laundry list of reasons why you shouldn’t purchase - maybe this one will NOT bring you the disappointment that you want. Maybe you can find one called the Eeyore - only shows pictures of downer characters, Squiward, Sirius Black, Jesse Pinkerman, Elmer Fudd, Wooter89908954 … grumble grumble smile!
I have a question: what if you buy the frame and it actually works as a designed? This one works and it allows joy to be shared easily!
My (almost) 94 years young mom was gifted this from her grandkids. They add and delete photos and it works great.
The question being discussed, if you follow the posts, is not whether or not this works, but rather for how long before it become e-waste.
I have a question: what if you buy the frame and it works wonderfully, but it is dead in 6 months, because the company shuts down, is it still a good deal?
Or alternatively, the company suddenly decides that “free use” is no longer their business model and begins to charge a subscription.
There are methods to hack-in (pogo-plug is such a reference), and the intellectual property is likely a library of python code. And having written a few code systems, I would hazard a guess that an alternative to the cloud server is already coded and requires only the flip of one value or logic point to enable.
You are correct, I wandered off topic
Refocusing:
At Xmas the 94-yo G’ma wants nothing but love (and a small gift and pictures) The g’kids got together and decided that this was perfect - and it has. She got 1 gift and keeps it in front of her. She can bring it to her neighbors in her building and brag (all on same WiFi). And most of all keeps her connected.
My brothers and I are convinced she’ll outlive all all three of us. She never misses an opportunity to be thrifty and economize; she insist on maximin the joy per person/year.
Neat, could you point to this workaround for Wemo, or Automatic, since it is so easy to replace a cloud-based service after the company decides to brick existing devices?