Touchless triggering

Update - October 21, 2026

This article describes the legacy Touchless Triggering/XanglePhoto module and its Sendgrid-based email path. Do not use its old license names, module URL, or email-provider instructions as the current Camera Server setup guide. Current guest handoff and station roles are documented under Outputs and sharing and Stations and devices. Those guides describe today's delivery setup, not a guarantee that every legacy self-service option has an identical replacement.

Touchless sharing is great if you have an operator at your event, but what about having a full independent station where the user can control everything including the triggering? This is the new Touchless Triggering!

Available in Xangle Camera Server (pro license) and XanglePhoto, this module includes these elements:

• QR Code scan (Start session)
• Trigger (with countdown)
• Accept or reject picture/video
• Share by email

Admin options

• End session: terminate the current session to go back to the QR code
• Timeout: how many seconds before the participant receives a timeout warning
• Number of allowed shots: let your participants take multiple shots within the same session
• Default countdown time: number of seconds before the shot gets taken. The countdown is shown both on the smartphone and on the computer
• UI: colors, background, header image
• Sharing form: custom fields, header text, footer text (see xangleapps.com/modules/touchless-sharing)
  
  

Configuration: none. We take care of everything. We have a light-weight web server that we use only to transit the data (the form) from your local server to the participant’s smartphone. Then the sharing details (email address and custom fields) are sent back the same way. The final email is still being sent by your local machine (through your Sendgrid account)