How to Send Pictures to Facebook from a Cellphone
Upload photos you have just taken with your mobile phone and share them with others on your Facebook page.
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You Will Need
- Facebook account
- Mobile phone
- Internet browser
- Photo capabilities
Steps
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Step 1
Download
If you have a smartphone, ownload the Facebook application at facebook.com from your phone's internet browser.
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Step 2
Upload picture
Take a picture using your phone, and you will be given the option to upload it to Facebook.
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Step 3
Send with MMS
If you don't have a smartphone, you can also send photos using a multimedia messaging service by attaching a picture to a new MMS message and e-mailing it to [email protected]
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Step 4
Connect
Use the confirmation code sent via text message from Facebook to connect your mobile phone number with your Facebook profile.
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Contact your phone carrier for costs associated with sending MMS messages.
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Step 5
Visit Facebook
If you're phone is able to send e-mails with attachments, go to facebook.com/mobile, log in to your account, and look for the special "upload" e-mail address assigned to you by Facebook. Save the upload e-mail address in your contacts.
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This e-mail address is unique to your account, and shouldn't be shared with anyone.
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Step 6
E-mail pictures
E-mail pictures to your assigned e-mail address from your mobile phone and they will be placed in the mobile uploads photo album and automatically posted to your Facebook page.
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Step 7
Enjoy
Enjoy sharing your special mobile moments on Facebook.
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More than 3 billion photos are uploaded to Facebook each month.
