Photos and polls

Share photos from your library, view them full screen, and run quick polls, including date polls, then vote, allow multiple answers, and close for final results.

Verified for Limbo 1.9.3 · 2026-06-15

Two of the chat's best tools live behind the + button next to the composer: photos for showing the crew what you found, and polls for settling the small stuff that doesn't need a formal ballot.

Who can do what: everyone on the trip can send photos, create polls, and vote in them. Only a poll's creator can close it, and you can only delete messages you sent.

Send a photo

  1. 1
    Tap + next to the composer and choose Photo.
  2. 2
    The first time, your device asks for photo access, allow it.
  3. 3
    Pick an image from your library. A "Sending photo…" chip shows in the composer while it uploads.
  4. 4
    The photo lands in the chat as a rounded image in your bubble.

If you previously denied photo access, Limbo shows an alert with a Settings shortcut, tap it to grant access, then try again.

If the upload fails, patchy hotel wifi, usually, you'll see a "Couldn't send photo" alert. Nothing is posted; just try again.

Tip

Photos work with replies: long-press a message, choose Reply, then send a photo, it posts quoting that message.

View and react to photos

  • Tap a photo to open it full screen on a black background. Tap the X in the top corner to close.
  • Long-press a photo to react with an emoji or reply, and to delete it, if it's yours. Deleting removes it for the whole crew.
The full-screen photo viewer, tap the X to return to the chat
The full-screen photo viewer, tap the X to return to the chat

Create a poll

  1. 1
    Tap + and choose Poll.
  2. 2
    Type your question (up to 300 characters).
  3. 3
    Fill in at least two options (up to 100 characters each). Tap Add option for more, six is the max, or the X beside an option to remove it.
  4. 4
    Turn on Allow multiple answers if people can pick more than one.
  5. 5
    Tap Create poll. It posts straight into the chat.

The button stays disabled until you have a question and at least two filled options.

The Create a poll sheet: question, options, and the Allow multiple answers switch
The Create a poll sheet: question, options, and the Allow multiple answers switch

Create a date poll

For "which weekend works?" decisions, use the date-poll preset instead of typing every option from scratch.

  1. 1
    Tap + and choose Poll.
  2. 2
    Tap Availability poll in the poll sheet.
  3. 3
    Limbo fills in a "Which dates work best?" question and suggested date options from the trip dates or upcoming weekends.
  4. 4
    Leave Allow multiple answers on so people can pick every date they can make, then tap Create poll.

Heads up

A poll's question and options can't be edited after it's posted. If you made a typo, delete the poll (long-press → Delete) and post a fresh one.

Vote in a poll

  • Tap an option to vote. Your pick gets a check mark and a highlighted border.
  • Tap your pick again to take the vote back.
  • If the poll allows multiple answers (you'll see a "Select one or more" hint), tap as many options as apply.

Results update live for everyone: each option shows a fill bar and its vote count, with the total number of voters at the bottom right.

Close a poll

When you've heard enough, freeze the results, only the person who created the poll can do this.

  1. 1
    Long-press your poll.
  2. 2
    Choose Close poll from the menu.
  3. 3
    Confirm, voting ends and the final results are shown to everyone.

The option bars lock in place and the poll gets a Final results badge. Nobody can vote after that.

A closed poll, bars frozen, with the Final results badge
A closed poll, bars frozen, with the Final results badge

Note

Polls are for quick, informal calls: where to grab breakfast, aisle or window. For decisions that should follow the trip's voting rules, deadlines, and reveal, link a plan and put it on a real ballot instead, see Link plans and vote in chat.

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