Pavilion supports Apple Continuity Camera, which lets you use your iPhone as a camera when taking photos in Pavilion.
This can be useful when adding photos to appraisals, jobs, inventory items, or other records that support image uploads.
What you need
To use Continuity Camera, make sure you have:
An iPhone running iOS 16 or later
A Mac running macOS Ventura or later
Both devices signed in to the same Apple ID
Both devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network
Google Chrome as your browser
Pavilion works best in Chrome.
ℹ️ For full system requirements, see Apple’s guide: Set up and use Continuity Camera.
Select your iPhone as the camera
Open Pavilion in Chrome.
Go to the record where you want to take a photo.
Click Take a Photo or the camera/photo option available on that record.
In the camera dropdown, select your iPhone.
Take the photo and save it to the record.
Troubleshoot Continuity Camera
If your iPhone does not appear as a camera option, try the steps below.
Test the camera outside Pavilion
Open FaceTime or QuickTime on your Mac.
Select your iPhone as the camera.
Confirm that the iPhone camera works.
Return to Pavilion in Chrome and try again.
Connect your iPhone with a cable
Connect your iPhone to your Mac using a USB or Lightning cable.
Open Pavilion in Chrome.
Check whether the iPhone appears in the camera dropdown.
Once the iPhone is recognized, disconnect the cable and try using it wirelessly again.
Reset camera permissions in Chrome
In Chrome, go to Settings.
Select Privacy and security.
Select Site settings.
Select Camera.
Make sure your Pavilion site is allowed to use the camera.
If needed, clear the site’s camera settings and reload Pavilion.
When Chrome asks for camera access, click Allow.
In Chrome, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Site settings > Camera.
Ensure Pavilion’s URL (e.g., https://yourcompanyname.lightning.force.com:443) is allowed.
