''Part of the [[Using the iOS app|Loopa iOS app]] guide.''
'''Progress photos''' are the private body photos you log over time in the Loopa app, and '''compare''' is the side-by-side view that puts two of them next to each other. You reach the gallery from the You tab: open '''The Archive''' section and tap '''Photos''' (titled '''Progress photos''' at the top). See [[Using the iOS app]] for the rest of the layout.
''General wellness tracking, not medical advice.''
== Adding a photo == On the Progress photos screen, tap the '''+''' button and choose '''Take photo''' or '''Choose from library'''. A "New Exhibit" preview then lets you tag the angle with '''Front''', '''Side''' or '''Back''' pills before you tap '''Save''' to save it. Each photo is stored with its angle and the date it was taken. If an upload fails you'll see "Upload failed. Try again." and can retry.
Before you've added any, the screen shows a "No photos yet" empty state with a '''Log a photo''' button and a reminder that photos are encrypted at rest.
== The gallery == Saved photos appear as a grid of "plates," each stamped with an '''EXHIBIT''' number and its angle label (FRONT / SIDE / BACK). Tap a plate to open it full-size. Pull down to refresh the gallery.
== Comparing two photos == From the Progress photos toolbar, tap the compare button (the split-rectangle icon, labelled "Compare photos") to open the '''Then vs Now''' screen. It shows two photos side by side under '''EXHIBIT A''' and '''EXHIBIT B''' labels. By default it picks your earliest photo on the left and your latest on the right, so you see the full span at a glance. Under each photo is a date menu. Tap it to swap in any other photo for that side, so you can compare any two dates you like. When the two dates differ, a line beneath reads how far apart they are, e.g. "84 DAYS LOGGED."
You need at least two photos to compare. Until then the screen shows "Add at least two progress photos to compare them side by side."
== Privacy == Progress photos stay private. They're described as encrypted at rest, and the compare view reads them through the same authenticated image loader as the grid. The same encrypted gallery, only visible to you when you're signed in. Logging a progress photo does not post it anywhere public.
== The subject (avatar) photo is different == Separate from your progress photos is your '''profile photo''', the avatar that represents you across the app. You set it from the profile card on the You tab: tap the avatar (it carries a small pencil badge) and pick '''From My Contact Card''', '''Choose from Photos''' or '''Take Photo'''. A circular crop preview appears with "PHOTO WILL BE SAVED AS SHOWN"; tap '''Photo''' to use it or '''Pick Different Photo''' to start over. Once filed, the new photo shows everywhere the app renders you. Unlike progress photos, the profile photo is your public-facing profile picture, not part of the private body-photo gallery.
== See also ==
- [[Progress photos]]
- [[Milestone cards]]
- [[your-profile-and-more|Your profile and the You tab]]
- [[Using the iOS app]]
[[Category:The iOS app]] [[Category:Loopa]]
''Part of the [[Using the iOS app|Loopa iOS app]] guide.'' '''Progress photos''' are the private body photos you log over time in the Loopa app, and '''compare''' is the side-by-side view that puts two of them next to each other. You reach the gallery from the You tab: open '''The Archive''' section and tap '''Photos''' (titled '''Progress photos''' at the top). See [[Using the iOS app]] for the rest of the layout. ''General wellness tracking, not medical advice.'' == Adding a photo == On the Progress photos screen, tap the '''+''' button and choose '''Take photo''' or '''Choose from library'''. A "New Exhibit" preview then lets you tag the angle with '''Front''', '''Side''' or '''Back''' pills before you tap '''Save''' to save it. Each photo is stored with its angle and the date it was taken. If an upload fails you'll see "Upload failed. Try again." and can retry. Before you've added any, the screen shows a "No photos yet" empty state with a '''Log a photo''' button and a reminder that photos are encrypted at rest. == The gallery == Saved photos appear as a grid of "plates," each stamped with an '''EXHIBIT''' number and its angle label (FRONT / SIDE / BACK). Tap a plate to open it full-size. Pull down to refresh the gallery. == Comparing two photos == From the Progress photos toolbar, tap the compare button (the split-rectangle icon, labelled "Compare photos") to open the '''Then vs Now''' screen. It shows two photos side by side under '''EXHIBIT A''' and '''EXHIBIT B''' labels. By default it picks your earliest photo on the left and your latest on the right, so you see the full span at a glance. Under each photo is a date menu. Tap it to swap in any other photo for that side, so you can compare any two dates you like. When the two dates differ, a line beneath reads how far apart they are, e.g. "84 DAYS LOGGED." You need at least two photos to compare. Until then the screen shows "Add at least two progress photos to compare them side by side." == Privacy == Progress photos stay private. They're described as encrypted at rest, and the compare view reads them through the same authenticated image loader as the grid. The same encrypted gallery, only visible to you when you're signed in. Logging a progress photo does not post it anywhere public. == The subject (avatar) photo is different == Separate from your progress photos is your '''profile photo''', the avatar that represents you across the app. You set it from the profile card on the You tab: tap the avatar (it carries a small pencil badge) and pick '''From My Contact Card''', '''Choose from Photos''' or '''Take Photo'''. A circular crop preview appears with "PHOTO WILL BE SAVED AS SHOWN"; tap '''Photo''' to use it or '''Pick Different Photo''' to start over. Once filed, the new photo shows everywhere the app renders you. Unlike progress photos, the profile photo is your public-facing profile picture, not part of the private body-photo gallery. == See also == * [[Progress photos]] * [[Milestone cards]] * [[your-profile-and-more|Your profile and the You tab]] * [[Using the iOS app]] [[Category:The iOS app]] [[Category:Loopa]]
