Benefits:

• Good for sharing one photo, a slideshow of a few photos, or a low-resolution video.
• Good for sharing with a friend or group.
• Good for sharing immediately, as an event is happening.

Things to consider:

• You and your recipients must have cellular data plans to receive multimedia text messages.
• Sending high resolution photos via text message uses more more data.
• Photos and video remain available until the recipient deletes the message.
• High quality videos are too large and cannot be shared in text messages.
• Use the Messaging app to take the photo or video. The app will set the camera to low resolution to keep cellular data costs lower. Start a new message and touch > Capture picture or Capture video.

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Benefits:

• Good for sharing one or a few photos.
• Good for sharing with a friend or small group.

Things to consider:

• Sharing in email gives recipients more control than text messages over when to view and download attachments, like using Wi-Fi to prevent cellular data usage. You can save photo or video attachments from messages and send as email instead.
• Email services limit attachment sizes. Some email services also provide cloud storage services and will upload large files, then allow you to share them with an emailed link. Check with your email provider for specifics.
• Email attachments remain available for download until the recipient deletes the email.

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Benefits:

• Many cloud services, like Drive, offer free cloud storage with a basic account and much more to subscribers who upgrade.
• Good for sharing high resolution photos, multiple photos, entire albums, and videos.
• Good for controlling sharing via links; as instant as you want sharing it to be.
• Good for controlling how long you share something; you can easily delete it or turn off sharing privileges.

Things to consider:

• Cloud storage services are fairly secure, but not completely free from security breaches, so upload wisely.
• Upload over Wi-Fi to prevent cellular data charges.

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Benefits:

• Good for sharing publicly, with large groups of friends, followers, and subscribers.
• Share one photo at a time, or share many photos, albums, or videos.
• Good for controlling how long you share something; you can easily delete it or turn off sharing privileges.
• Can share indefinitely so that your friends can access when convenient (check with the social network for specifics).
• Some social networks allow you to post photos and videos for only several seconds, to be viewed but not saved, while some posts remain available indefinitely. Check with the social network for specifics.

Things to consider:

• Understand social network privacy and sharing policies before you post.
• Review updates to social network privacy and sharing policies often.
• Remember that once it’s posted on the internet, it may always be available on the internet.
• Requires a Wi-Fi or cellular data connection.

Benefits:

• Provides secure sharing from phone-to-phone or other connected device.
• Provides fast sharing.

Things to consider:

• Your phone must be paired and connected with another device.