What is Smart Select?
Smart Select is a subscriber-only feature that automatically picks your best photos in seconds, so you can get to your first draft faster. Instead of scrolling through your entire camera roll, Smart Select does the choosing for you.
Which books can I use Smart Select on?
Smart Select is currently available for Monthbooks, Monthly Minis, and Baby's First Year. It is not yet available for Series or Classic books.
Where can I use Smart Select?
Smart Select is available in the Chatbooks app on both iOS and Android. It isn't available on the Chatbooks website. If you don't see Smart Select in your app, update the Chatbooks app to the latest version from the App Store or Google Play.
Catching up on several books at once with Smart Select is currently available on iOS only. Learn more in How Can I Use Smart Select to Catch Up on Multiple Books?
How do I use Smart Select?
From the home screen, navigate to your subscriptions and tap the book you'd like to work on.
Tap the + icon to add photos.
Tap on Add Photos.
In the top right corner, select the Smart Select icon.
Tap Selected to view your photos — you'll see check marks on the photos Smart Select chose.
Make edits if you'd like:
To remove a photo, tap it to deselect (this removes the check mark).
To add a different photo, tap Selected in the upper right to deselect it — this will show all of your photos. From there, tap any photo to add it to your selection.
Tap Save changes once you're happy with your selections.
Tap Preview and print, and follow the prompts to send your book to print.
Why don't I see the Smart Select option?
A few things to check:
Update the Chatbooks app to the latest version from the App Store or Google Play.
Smart Select is a subscriber feature — it's available for Monthbooks, Monthly Minis, and Baby's First Year only.
Smart Select is only available in the iOS and Android apps, not on the Chatbooks website.
Can Smart Select choose photos of a specific person?
Not yet. Smart Select picks your best photos from the full month rather than filtering by person, but we're working on improving this in the future.