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Video: Uploading Photos to Elk Grove Patch From Your Phone

You can add photos to any Elk Grove Patch story using our iPhone or Android app.

Uploading photos to Elk Grove Patch is fun, easy and best of all, gives you the power to contribute to our stories.

This video tutorial will show you how to upload a photo using the Patch app for the iPhone or an Android Phone. Both apps are free. 

After downloading the app, you can carry your hometown Patch anywhere you go and use the app to take and upload photos directly to any story, directory listing, announcement or contest that's on your local Patch.

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It all starts by downloading the free app and signing up for a free account. Do not forget to sign up for our newsletter to receive daily editions of your local Patch directly to your e-mail inbox.

In addition to the video tutorial above, here's a bit about the Patch App for each of the phones:

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Patch for iPhone 

Patch for iPhone keeps you connected to the latest news, weather, local business listings and current events happening in your neighborhood. Patch’s app keeps you engaged and mobile by delivering 24/7 local community coverage. 

With Patch app's useful features you can:

  • Access the most relevant Patch news and local blog posts.
  • Stay up-to-date on weather and forecasting reports.
  • Search the various business listings in your community.
  • Discover what intriguing events are happening near you.
  • Comment on stories or upload photos via Facebook or email.

Plus, you can save anything from favorite stories to business listings direct to the iPhone for easy offline access.

Patch Places for Android

Patch Places is the go-to directory of local businesses in 800+ Patch towns. With Patch Places for Android, select any Patch community to connect to a mobile directory of every place nearby. From local businesses and organizations to government offices and public parks, there will be hundreds of comprehensive listings in the palm of your hands—anytime, anywhere.

Helpful features of Patch Places:

  • Search nearby shops, restaurants, and nightlife spots.
  • Call a business location or find it on a map.
  • Browse pictures and upload your own.
  • Share place pages via email, Facebook, and Twitter.

A location's official Web site can be viewed for more information on its goods and services and can be saved to favorites for later offline viewing.


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