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Is my Photo stream the same as 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.
How do I add photos to photostream on Mac?
Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos. Make sure Upload to My Photo Stream is turned on. If you don’t see this option, turn on iCloud Photos to keep your photos and videos in iCloud instead.
How do I transfer photos from camera roll?
If you want to copy them into it then one option is to open the photo full screen, tap the Edit button top right, and tap Duplicate and Edit, and then tap ‘cancel’ bottom right on the edit screen – you should get a duplicated copy of the photo in the Camera Roll album.
How do you add pictures to a Shared Photo Stream?
To add pictures to a shared photo stream: Create a shared photo stream. Go to your Camera Roll, tap on Select (top right of the screen), and select (tap) each picture that you want to add to the new shared stream.
Do you have to back up photos from my Photo Stream?
No. Photos in My Photo Stream are saved on the iCloud server for 30 days. After that, the photos are removed from iCloud. To save or back up these photos, you must save them from My Photo Stream to your iOS device.
Where does my Photo Stream go on my computer?
When you turn on Photos, iCloud for Windows creates a Photos folder in File Explorer called iCloud Photos. My Photo Stream automatically downloads any new photos that you take on your iOS devices to the Downloads folder.
How do I remove a photo from my Photo Stream?
On your PC, select the photos that you want to remove from My Photo Stream. Right-click, then select Delete. When you delete a photo from My Photo Stream on one device, the photo is removed from Photos and iCloud. The photos that you import from My Photo Stream to your other devices won’t be deleted.