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When you share an album, the photos will be stored in iCloud, in a section that does not count against your iCloud storage. But they are also mirrored on the iPhone. I can see all photos in the shared albums on my iPhone, even in Flight Mode. So shared albums do use space on the devices of the subscribers.
Do shared albums use phone storage?
Shared photos and videos are stored in iCloud. But they don’t count against your iCloud storage limit. You’re free to share up to 5,000 photos without having to pay for more storage.
Shared Albums let you share photos and videos with just the people you choose — and they can add their own photos, videos, and comments….When you share photos and videos with someone, they can save shared items to their own library.
- Tap the photo or video.
- Tap the Share button .
- Tap Save Image or Save Video.
What is difference between photo stream and camera roll?
The simplest way to explain the difference between your Camera Roll and Photo Stream is that your Camera Roll is where all the pictures you’ve taken with your iPhone are, whereas My Photo Stream syncs only the most recent ones, so you can access them on other devices.
Are there limits to how many photos you can upload to my Photo Stream?
These sharing limits are separate from the upload limits above. For example, in the same day you could upload 10,000 photos to My Photo Stream, then share those 10,000 photos or 10,000 other photos. Some additional limits for shared albums: Maximum subscribers per shared album: 100 (the number of subscribers on each shared album)
How much storage does shared album on iCloud use?
Apple does not describe, how much storage the shared albums will use on the devices of the subscribers. You have to experiment. When you share an album, the photos will be stored in iCloud, in a section that does not count against your iCloud storage.
Is there a 30 day limit on iCloud Photo sharing?
The 30 day limit is only for “My Photo Streaming”, not for “iCloud photo sharing”. The shared photo stream will be there until you manually delete them. You must log in to answer this question.
How long does my Photo Stream and shared albums last?
Learn more about My Photo Stream and Shared Albums. Photos uploaded to My Photo Stream or Shared Albums don’t count against your iCloud storage. iCloud stores the photos that you upload to My Photo Stream for 30 days to give your devices plenty of time to connect to iCloud and download them.