This article explains how to use the touch bar on your Aura frame to turn it off, remove photos, and more.
| Note: New frames download their software automatically. If this feature isn't available yet, leave your frame turned on for up to 24 hours. |
Aura's Smith, Walden, Mason, Sawyer, and Carver frames have touch bars on one or two sides. You can use them to:
- Change the photo on display by swiping forward or back on the top touch bar
- View photo details by tapping the top or side touch bar once
- Send some love to the person who added the photo by tapping the top or side touch bar a few times quickly
| Note for Aspen frame users: The Aspen frame also has a touch bar for browsing and interacting with photos, but you can't use it to turn the frame off. Use the sleep/wake button on the back of the frame instead. |
Turning the frame on or off
- To turn off your frame, hold your fingertip on the top touch bar until a menu appears.
- Swipe across the touch bar to select Off, then tap to choose it.
- Swipe across the touch bar again to confirm. To cancel, tap the touch bar before the animation finishes.
- To turn the frame back on, tap and hold the top touch bar.
Excluding photos from your frame
- Tap and hold the top touch bar to bring up the menu.
- Swipe across the touch bar to select the Remove icon, then tap to choose it.
- Swipe across the top touch bar again to confirm. If you change your mind, tap the touch bar before the animation finishes.
Replaying Live Photos and videos
- To replay an iOS Live Photo or a video on your frame, tap and hold the top touch bar to bring up the menu.
- Swipe across the touch bar to select the Play icon, then tap to choose it.
Sending some love to the person who shared the photo
- Tap the top or side touch bar a few times quickly to "like" the photo or video. Hearts will appear on the screen to confirm.
- The person who added the photo will get a notification that their photo was loved, as long as they have Aura app notifications turned on.
| Note: If hearts appear or photos change when no one has touched the touch bar, there may be a problem with the touch bar. Please contact Aura Support so we can help troubleshoot your frame. |
Viewing photo details
Tap the top or side touch bar once to see where and when the photo was taken.