Upload to Google Drive in real time
Tether your camera to your phone over USB or Wi-Fi and deliver every shot straight to Google Drive the instant you press the shutter. Shared Drives for teams already on Google Workspace.
How to live-upload to Google Drive from your camera
No laptop, no cables to a computer, no SD-card import — connect your camera to your phone and every shot lands in Google Drive live as you shoot. Here's the full setup, start to finish:
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Connect your camera
Tether your camera to your phone over USB or the camera's own Wi-Fi — CloudTether supports Canon, Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm bodies.
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Connect Google Drive
Connects via Google OAuth — scoped to a folder you choose. Pick where photos should land — route per-session folders into a Shared Drive so the whole team has instant access.
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Shoot as normal
Every frame is detected and downloaded at full resolution while you keep shooting — JPEG, or RAW on Pro.
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Photos deliver to Google Drive
Each photo uploads from your phone once and lands in Google Drive seconds after the shutter — and fans out to any other destinations on the session too (Pro).
Sync photos directly to shared Google Drive folders. Perfect for teams and clients who already live in the Google ecosystem.
What you get with Google Drive on CloudTether
- Shared Drive & My Drive support
- Team workspace integration
- Real-time sync with Google Photos
- Client access via shareable links
Route per-session folders into a Shared Drive so the whole team has instant access.
Connects via Google OAuth — scoped to a folder you choose.
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Google Drive upload FAQ
Can I auto-upload photos to Google Drive from my camera?
Yes. Tether your camera to your phone with CloudTether over USB or Wi-Fi, and every photo uploads to Google Drive in real time as you shoot — no laptop required.
Can I upload photos to Google Drive live while I'm shooting?
Yes — CloudTether delivers each frame to Google Drive live, seconds after the shutter, while you keep shooting. There's no card-import step: photos upload automatically and instantly as you work.
How does CloudTether connect to Google Drive?
Connects via Google OAuth — scoped to a folder you choose.
Do I need Wi-Fi at the venue to upload to Google Drive?
No. Your phone's mobile data handles the upload, so you're covered anywhere you have cellular signal — the camera-to-phone link is USB or the camera's own Wi-Fi.
Can I send photos to Google Drive and other destinations at the same time?
Yes — on the Pro plan a single session can deliver to Google Drive plus other destinations at once. Each photo uploads from your phone once and fans out, so there are no duplicate uploads.
Ready to deliver to Google Drive?
CloudTether is available on iOS and Android.
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