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Posted on by David1966

Hi everyone,

I’m currently developing a Power Apps application for field use in areas where data service is unavailable. My goal is to create an app that allows users to capture images on their device so they can be accessed and referenced later, even when offline.

The app will include two galleries:

Text Data Gallery (SBPGallery): This gallery will display a list of items (e.g., "SBP ID001," "SBP ID002," etc.), each representing a unique project, record, or entity. The idea is that users will be able to select one of these items, which will serve as the key identifier for the associated images.
Image Gallery (SBPImageGallery): This gallery will display images associated with the currently selected item in the Text Data Gallery. For instance, if a user selects "SBP ID001" in SBPGallery, then SBPImageGallery should automatically filter and display only the images that were previously taken and stored for "SBP ID001."

I would like to understand the best approach for saving these images offline. Additionally, I want the images to persist on the device across sessions so that users can review images even if they close and reopen the app while offline.

I’m looking for guidance on:

How to set up local storage for images effectively eg DataVerse Table?
The best practices for filtering images in SBPImageGallery based on the item selected in SBPGallery.
How to ensure that images persist offline across app sessions.

Any suggestions YouTube, Blog, Or Guilds or examples on setting this up would be greatly appreciated!

Thankyou

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SwatiSTW 741 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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I would suggest below way , please check

1. Use SaveData() - Save captured images to a local collection on the device.
SaveData(LocalImageCollection, "LocalImages");
2. Use LoadData() - Load images from local storage when the app starts.
LoadData(LocalImageCollection, "LocalImages", true);
3. Connecting Galleries - On Select of SBPGallery, Set a variable to track the selected item.
Set(SelectedSBP, ThisItem.SBP_ID);
Filter SBPImageGallery - Display images based on the selected item.
Filter(LocalImageCollection, ImageID = SelectedSBP);
4. Ensure Offline Persistence - On Image Capture - Update local collection and save immediately.
Collect(LocalImageCollection, { ImageID: SelectedSBP, ImageData: YourImageControl.Image });
5. SaveData(LocalImageCollection, "LocalImages");

Please Use OnStart to load images on app start also implement error handling for offline scenarios.

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TuongDoan 573 Moderator on at

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Microsoft created an out-of-the-box offline feature. Please use this instead of LoadData() and SaveData().

You can read more about this offline function here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/mobile/canvas-mobile-offline-setup

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