How can we help?
Most questions are answered below. If yours isn't, get in touch and we'll reply as soon as we can.
Auto-develop in the background
Set this up once and your black & white prints appear within seconds of closing the Camera.
- Open Shortcuts, tap Automation, then tap +.
- Choose App, select Camera, tick only Is Closed, and choose Run Immediately.
- Add an action: search for Automono and choose Convert New Photos to Black & White (not “Open App”).
- Test it: take a photo, close the Camera, then open Automono. The Auto-develop in the background box on the home screen gets a tick.
Tip: if Automono doesn't appear when you search in Shortcuts, open the Automono app once first.
My black & white photos aren't appearing
Check that Automono has Full Access to Photos (Settings → Automono → Photos). Then open Automono and tap the developing tank: it develops every new photo. If you want this to happen on its own, tick Auto-develop in the background and add the Shortcuts automation.
Do I have to open Automono for my photos to be developed?
That's up to you. By default, photos are developed when you open Automono and tap the developing tank. Tick Auto-develop in the background and add the Shortcuts automation, and your prints appear seconds after you close the Camera instead; iOS also gives it background time now and then (often overnight while charging; not in Low Power Mode). You can turn auto-develop off again at any time.
Shortcuts shows a “0” when I test it
That's normal: it's the number of new photos developed on that run. Take a photo first, then run it again.
Some photos were skipped
Automono only develops photos taken with a camera after you installed it. Screenshots and images saved from other apps are deliberately left alone.
Where are my prints saved?
Right next to the color original in your library (same date and place), and also in an “Automono” album if that option is on.
Can I change the look of past prints?
A new film stock applies to photos developed from then on. Your existing prints stay as they are.
Contact
Email chris@tuna.studio. Please include your iPhone model and iOS version.