I’m not really sure whether this will put to rest the conspiracy theories over the “Send to Web Gallery” button that appeared on some users’ iPhones last week or just fan the flames, but Apple has released a support document that provides more details on the functionality.
Most of the information deals with using the Web Gallery itself, but Apple does spell out the prerequisites for the service:
iPhone Software Version 1.0.1 or later An active .Mac account (full membership account—not just email) iPhone configured with a .Mac mail account (the same account to which you published the Web Gallery) An iPhoto ’08 album published to a .Mac Web Gallery. See this document for more information on creating a Web Gallery. The Web Gallery is configured to “Allow photo uploading by email” as shown in the iPhoto ’08 Publish Settings dialog shown below.
Now, note that not all of those requirements are necessary for the button to show up on your phone. For example, I don’t have iLife ‘08 installed, so the last two are pretty much out.
Apple also offers the following advice to those having trouble getting the button to appear:
If the Send to Web Gallery option does not appear on iPhone, and you have installed iPhone Software 1.0.1 or later, press the Home button to exit Photos, wait an hour before you tap Photos, and then try again. During that hour, it’s OK to use other features of iPhone.
iPhone Atlas, who spotted the document, think that “This essentially confirms that some sort of network-based trigger — not a time-based mechanism — invokes the “Send to Web Gallery” option.” I’m not sure I agree that it’s confirmed; I still wonder if there’s something else going on. Otherwise, why wait an hour? Seems arbitrary either way.
Oh well. Not unlike the number of licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop, the world may never know.
Much more interesting to conspiracy theorists, if I may suggest, is the fact that the iPhone screenshot that Apple provides is slightly crooked (above), suggesting that the picture was taken by a camera and not via a screenshot utility on the phone itself. C’mon Apple, haven’t you seen the iPhone screenshot utility?
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