Yes, the photos & videos shared through iCloud Photo sharing can be saved or downloaded by anyone who can view the shared album. However, videos can only be downloaded to a Mac machine or a PC. There is a sharing limit of 5000 photos and videos combined. Click the Share button. In the drop-down menu, click iCloud Photo Sharing, and then click + New Shared Album. From this window, you can also add photos to already created Shared Albums. In the Shared Album Name field, type a name for the photo stream — your Adorable Kids or whatever. ICloud Drive enables you to add files to its space on iPhone and then download the files to Mac via iCloud Drive on Mac. This solution can be handled without any difficulty. The following contents will show you the detailed steps on how to import photo albums from iPhone to Mac via iCloud Drive.
How to download photos and videos from the Photos app
If you want to save a copy of your photos and videos from the Photos app to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 10.3 or later or iPadOS, or your Mac with OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 or later, follow these steps.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
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On your PC
If you're using a PC, you can set up iCloud for Windows and download a copy of your photos and videos from iCloud Photos.
Learn what happens when you delete a photo from iCloud Photos.
How to download photos and videos from iCloud.com
If you want to save copies of your photos and videos from iCloud.com to your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or your Mac or PC, follow these steps.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
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Learn what happens when you delete a photo from iCloud Photos.
How to download photos and videos from Shared Albums
You can download copies of photos and videos in Shared Albums to your own library. Learn more about how to use Shared Albums.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
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What happens when you delete photos or videos
Remember, when you delete a photo from iCloud Photos, it also deletes from iCloud and any other device where you're signed in with the same Apple ID — even if you turned on Download and Keep Originals or Download Originals to this Mac. If you choose to download your originals, this also impacts your device storage. Learn more about how to manage your device storage. You can also learn how to AirDrop your photos and videos to another device.
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With iCloud Photo Library, you can access all of your images, videos, GIFs, and screenshots on all your devices. But that’s not the only way you can share photos using iCloud and what’s more, you don't have to share your whole library. Even better: if you want to share photos with someone, that person doesn't need to be using an iOS or macOS device. iCloud Photo Sharing allows you to do all that, and this quick guide covers everything you need to know to use the feature.
What is iCloud Photo Sharing?
Within your iCloud settings on iPhone, you've got three options for photo sharing. iCloud Photo Sharing is one of those, giving you the ability to privately share an album with other people you invite. You can grant or revoke access, upload and share up to 5000 photos or videos, and none of this impacts your iCloud storage limit.
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Is iCloud Photo Sharing the same thing as iCloud Photo Library?
No, these are two separate features of iCloud.
iCloud Photo Sharing gives you a photo sharing experience similar to that of social networks. You share albums privately with friends, family or colleagues — up to 100 invites are available for every album. Anyone who’s part of this shared album can comment, like, or upload their own photos and videos. And the great news is, shared albums don't count towards your iCloud storage limit, giving you and contributors to the album the ability to store up to 5000 photos and videos. Once you hit that limit, you will need to delete something before uploading new content.
iCloud Photo Library, on the other hand is a way to share your photo library between all iOS or macOS devices you own, without the invites feature of iCloud Photo Sharing. And My Photo Stream, in turn, allows sharing only the latest photos between your own devices.
Perhaps aware of this common confusion, Apple has rebranded iCloud Photo Library as iCloud Photos, and iCloud Photo Sharing — as Shared Albums. But since many Mac and iPhone users still refer to the feature as iCloud Photo Sharing, we'll call it that for now.
How to use iCloud Photo Sharing
Sharing photos between people is simple. All you need to do is make sure everyone has iCloud Photo Sharing enabled on the devices they're using.
Setting up iCloud Photo Sharing
To set up iCloud Photo Sharing, follow these steps on your iOS device:
On a Mac, the process is similar, and you can create and share albums using the Photos app.
To enable iCloud Photo Sharing on macOS:
How to share a photo album with iCloud Photo Sharing
To share photos with other people, you need to create a Shared Album. Here’s how you do that on an iPhone or iPad:
Invitees will get a notification, either through email or their iPhones notifications. To make sure they can add their own photos or videos, tap People in the shared album settings (where you invited everyone), then turn on Subscribers Can Post.
On a Mac, the process is pretty straightforward as well:
How to share an existing album on iCloud
As the album creator, you can add or remove people at any time. To add people on your iOS device (iOS 8 or later), just do this:
To invite people on a macOS device:
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At present, there seems to be no way to share a regular album you’ve already made. Copying images into a new Shared Album, then inviting people is the easiest way to get others to view and contribute to the album.
How to view shared albums on iCloud
On an iPhone or iPad, you can view and contribute to a shared album in the Photos app.
On a Mac, the album will be in the sidebar of Photos, under Shared Albums.
Another way to view, comment and upload images is through iCloud.com, making it easier for those who are taking part in the album from Windows or Android devices.
How to stop sharing photos and remove subscribers
Album creators can always delete images, videos, comments and remove members from Shared Albums. Anything you delete is automatically deleted across every device with access to the shared album. Subscribed members might have been notified to changes, such as a comment, before it was deleted.
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If you ever need to revoke access, a subscriber can easily be removed.
Here’s how to remove a subscriber on an iOS device:
When you’ve created a Shared Album on a Mac, you can remove subscribers in the Photos app. Here’s how:
![]() iCloud Photo Sharing not working: Why can’t I see shared photos?
There could be a few reasons this isn’t working. As the album creator, you may have hit the upper limit of images and videos (up to 5000) or subscribers (up to 100), which could prevent sharing from working. Or, maybe you’ve got poor signal or WiFi connectivity, which can prevent you from viewing images and comments.
As one of the subscribers, you might want to check if the album still exists or if you’ve been removed, which is always at the discretion of the album creator.
We hope this quick guide proves useful for anyone wanting to share photos with friends and family. Apple makes this quick and easy, so that everyone can join in, share memories, and relive happy moments together.
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