Add or remove images in Xactimate mobile

Updated by Heather Jones

Add images for iOS

To add photos in Xactimate mobile, complete the following:

  1. From within the project, select the hamburger menu in the upper left.
  2. In the navigation menu that appears, select Photos.
  3. Select the camera icon at the bottom of the screen.
  4. Select whichever option works for your situation.
  • Photo Library: Choose this to select photos from your device’s camera roll. Once you have selected all the photos you need, select the check mark in the lower right corner of the screen to return to the Photos screen.
  • Camera: Choose this to take a new photo with your device’s camera. By default, the camera places photos in the All Photos folder (indicated by the text, “All Photos”, at the top of the screen), but you can tap the arrow next to the folder name to then choose a different folder. Use the capture button to take the photo, and Xactimate automatically adds it to the selected folder.

Remove images for iOS

  1. From the Photos page, tap the photo album that has the images you want to remove.
  2. Tap the three dots in the upper right-hand corner of the page. Tap Select All for access to every image, or tap Select to manually choose the photos you want to delete.
  3. After you tap the photo(s) you want to delete, the image(s) will turn white and display a blue check mark in the photo’s top-left corner.
  4. You’ll see four icons in a white bar at the bottom of the screen. Tap the trash icon, which is on the far right.
  5. A message will pop up asking you to confirm the deletion of the photo. Click Yes.
  6. The selected photo(s) will be deleted.

Add images Android

  1. Open a project, and tap the menu in the upper-left corner. Select Photos from the drop-down menu.
  2. If you’re starting a new estimate, you’ll see a blank page with placeholders for photos, videos, and albums. If you’ve taken photos for this estimate before, you will find them here.
  3. To add new images, tap the + icon at the bottom of the page. This will open two options for adding media: Camera and Photo Library.
  4. Select Photo Library to add images stored on your mobile device, or select Camera to take a new picture inside the app.
  5. If you select Camera and have not taken photos in the app before, a message will appear requesting permission to access your camera. Tap OK.
  6. If you select Photo Library, a prompt will open requesting access to your Photo Library. Click OK.
  7. Select the images you need to upload to the app and press the back button icon in the top-left corner.
  8. After you’ve selected or taken your images, they will automatically appear in the All Photos album.

Remove images for Android

  1. From the Photos page, tap the photo album that has the images you want to remove.
  2. Tap the three dots in the upper-right corner of the page. Tap Select All for access to every image, or tap Select to manually choose the photos you want to delete.
  3. After you tap the photo(s) you want to delete, the image(s) will turn white and a blue check mark will appear in the photo's top-left corner.
  4. You’ll see four icons in a white bar at the bottom of the screen. Tap the trash icon, which is on the far right.
  5. A message will pop up asking you to confirm the deletion of the photo. Tap Yes.
  6. The selected photo(s) will be deleted.


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