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How do I access iCloud photo sharing?
First, make sure you and your friends have iCloud Photo Sharing turned on. To do that, go to Settings > iCloud > turn on iCloud Photo Sharing. Next, go to your Photos app and click on Shared. In the Shared albums folder at the bottom, click on the Plus sign that says “New Shared Album.”
What is iCloud photo sharing and how does it work?
With iCloud Photo Sharing, you create a shared photo album for the images you want to share. You can then choose who you want to share it with (up to 100 people). Subscribers can view, like, and comment on photos in a shared album. You’re free to share up to 5,000 photos without having to pay for more storage.
Can other family members see my iCloud photos?
No, you are sharing the storage, but not the iCloud Photo Library, if the family members are using different Apple IDs. You can use the family shared album to share selected photos between all family members. iCloud Photo Sharing is all Apple has to offer to share photos, but it has many draw backs.
How do I create a shared album in iCloud?
How to create a Shared Album
- Open the Photos app.
- Tap the blue plus sign in the top-left corner. All your Shared Albums will stay grouped together, apart from other Albums.
- Tap “New Shared Album.”
- Name the album, and tap “Next.”
- Invite the people you want to share the album with.
- Tap “Create.”
On iPhone or iPad
- Open the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Select the Albums tab and scroll down until you see Shared Albums.
- If you don’t see the album you want right away, tap See All to view all shared albums.
- Tap on the album you’d like to add photos to.
- Press the plus button square at the top of the album.
Manage your conversations and albums
- On your mobile device, open the Google Photos app .
- At the bottom, tap Sharing .
- You can access your shared albums and sharing activity, like comments and recently added photos. New sharing activity will be in bold.
How do you share photos from iCloud?
Click the photos you want to share with family (shift-click or command-click to select multiple). Click the share button on the upper right of the window. It’s a box with an upward arrow. Click iCloud Photo Sharing. Click Family. The images will then sync over to your family member’s device.
How do I share iCloud videos?
How to Share a Video. Open your iCloud Drive in any browser. Then: In the iCloud Drive screen, select the video. Select the Add people icon at the top of the screen to open the Add People window. The icon resembles a person’s head with a plus sign next to it. Select Email or Copy Link.
How does iCloud work with photos?
iCloud Photo Library is an iCloud-based service that automatically saves all your photos and videos to iCloud. It also allows you to access and download all your photos and videos from any iOS device or iCloud Drive on the web, and those photos and videos will be in their original format and resolution.
Sharing a Photo Open the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad. Tap Select on the top-right. Select all the images you want to share. Tap the icon on the bottom-left. Select iCloud Photo Sharing on the menu. Enter optional image comments in the iCloud pop-up. Tap Shared Album at the bottom of the pop-up. Tap + New Shared Album.