VANCOUVER, British Columbia - eTradeWire -- Holiday gatherings tend to end the same way: the best photos are on someone else's phone, and by the time anyone remembers, that person has already driven home. OliDrop, a free iPhone and iPad app from Vancouver's Olicra Ventures Inc., lets families send those photos and videos to each other afterward, from wherever they are.

Apple's AirDrop only starts a transfer when two iPhones are close together. OliDrop works over Wi-Fi or cellular from any distance, needs no sign-up, and the original photos land directly in the recipient's Photos library, RAW and 4K included, not in a group chat where they may be shrunk and have to be saved one by one.

"Every family has the same story after a holiday dinner: the best photo is on your aunt's phone, and she's already three hours away," said Patrick Fic, founder of Olicra Ventures. "OliDrop fixes that. She can send it from her couch and it shows up in your camera roll."

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Three tips for collecting this year's holiday photos

1. Make a room at the table. Create a "Family" room and have everyone scan its QR code before they leave. Afterward, anyone can send to the whole group.
2. Name a collector. One person gathers everyone's photos the next day and sends the best set back to the room.
3. Grab the videos too. Clips of the kids or the speech are the files most often left behind on one phone, and OliDrop sends them at their original quality.

Availability: OliDrop is free for iPhone and iPad on the App Store at https://apps.apple.com/app/olidrop-share-photos-videos/id6824645730 and requires iOS or iPadOS 18 or later. Screenshots and a demo video are at [press kit link]. Patrick Fic is available for interviews by phone or video.

About Olicra Ventures: Olicra Ventures Inc. is an independent software company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Learn more at olidrop.app.

Media contact: Patrick Fic · hello@olidrop.app

AirDrop, Apple, iCloud, iPad, iPadOS and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. OliDrop is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Apple Inc.