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Automatic vs. Manual Publishing in ZoomSphere

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Written by Tereza
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In ZoomSphere Scheduler, you can publish content in two ways:

Automatically, where everything runs hands-free
Manually, using the ZoomSphere mobile app for formats that need a personal touch

Here’s how both work and when to use each.

🤖 Automatic Publishing: Let ZoomSphere Do the Work

Automatic Publishing is perfect when you want your posts to go live without lifting a finger. Just schedule and approve, and ZoomSphere handles the rest.

How to Use Automatic Publishing

Step 1: Create your post in Scheduler
Add media, captions, hashtags, and all your creative details.

Step 2: Choose “Automatic Publishing” in post settings

Step 3: Schedule your desired date and time

Step 4: Set the post to Approved
Only posts with this status will be automatically published.

Step 5: Sit back!


ZoomSphere will publish the post exactly on time and update its status to “Published.”

💡 Want to post immediately?
Click the arrow next to “Save to Scheduler” and select Publish Now.


📱Manual Publishing – Flexibility via Mobile App

Manual Publishing is great when you want to add music, stickers, tags, or other effects before going live — especially for Instagram Stories, Reels, TikTok, etc.

How Manual Publishing Works

  1. Select Manual Publishing in post settings

  2. Set to Approved

  3. Assign a Responsible User (who will receive the push notification)

  4. Receive Push Notification at publishing time

  5. Open ZoomSphere Mobile App

  6. Tap “Publish to…” to move the post to the native platform (e.g., Instagram)

✔️ ZoomSphere will:

  • Download media files to your phone

  • Copy post text to your clipboard for easy pasting


📱 What can you publish manually?

Platform

Enable Manual Publishing

Instagram

✅ All post types

Facebook

✅ Reels & Stories only

TikTok

✅ Video

YouTube

✅ Shorts


🔑 Why Manual Publishing is Great

  • Interactive features like music & stickers

  • Real-time notifications keep your team on track

  • File & caption auto-prep saves time

  • Choose who publishes by assigning responsible users

📲 Make sure the assigned user has the ZoomSphere mobile app installed!

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