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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.

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CloudTether Deliver tab with Google Drive among the connected services
Connect Google Drive once in the Deliver tab.

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:

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    Shoot as normal

    Every frame is detected and downloaded at full resolution while you keep shooting — JPEG, or RAW.

  4. 4

    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.

Setting up Google Drive in the app

Real screens from the CloudTether app: connect Google Drive, decide what it gets, then start a shoot.

CloudTether What gets sent screen: choose everything, JPEGs for clients, small previews or rated picks for a destination such as Google Drive
Choose what Google Drive gets: every file, client JPEGs, small previews or rated picks.
CloudTether Send its shots to sheet after a camera connects over USB, with a test shot delivered to Dropbox and Google Drive
When the camera connects, pick where its shots go and take a test shot.
CloudTether delivery receipt: 1,228 photos delivered to Google Drive in a folder named after the shoot, with an Open link
Each shoot gets its own folder in Google Drive; the receipt links straight to it.

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
How it routes

Route per-session folders into a Shared Drive so the whole team has instant access.

How it connects

Connects via Google OAuth — scoped to a folder you choose.

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Popular with photographers shooting:

Corporate Events Studio

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 — 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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