The Definitive Guide to iCloud Photo Sharing [2020update]
By Nathan E. Malpass, Last updated: August 28, 2020
“I want to be able to share photos from our company outing with my colleagues. I heard that iCloud has a feature that allows you to do that. I’m just starting to use iCloud, so I’m not very familiar with it yet. Can you help me out?”
iCloud Photo Sharing is a great feature of iCloud that does exactly what the name suggests – share photos. You can share videos too. You get to share them only with the people that you want to see them. They may be your family, relatives, a small circle of friends, or even a huge group of friends.
It's called iCloud Photo Sharing, which makes it taking photos and sharing them with family and friends that much easier. That won’t really matter as long as you know how to invite them and give them access.
Unlike image-hosting and social media sites, iCloud Photo Sharing gives you the privacy that you want for your images and videos. The sharing is also two-way. This means you and your subscribers can add your own content. And just like in sites, you can leave comments on the photos and videos.
Part 2. What Conditions Should You Meet
For iCloud Photo Sharing to work on your iDevice, make sure that you meet the following requirements. If you haven’t, do the necessary steps to make your device iCloud Photo Sharing-ready.
You have the latest version of iOS installed on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
iCloud is set up on your devices. Use only one Apple ID on your devices.
For Windows users, your PC should have an OS of Windows 7 or newer. iCloud for Windows should be installed on your computer.
As a bonus, we’ll also teach you how to retrieve deleted photos and videos using iCloud. Sounds great? Let’s get started!
Part 3. How to Use iCloud Photo Sharing
Step 1. Activate iCloud Photo Sharing.
The first thing you have to do is to enable the feature. Follow the steps below depending on the device that you are using.
iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch: Open Settings on your device > [Device name]. Tap iCloud > Photos > Slide the toggle to turn on iCloud Photo Sharing.
Mac: Open System Preferences > iCloud > Click Options beside Photos > iCloud Photo Sharing.
Windows computer: Launch iCloud for Windows > Photos > Turn on iCloud Photo Sharing > Apply.
Step 2. Create a shared album and invite people.
iCloud Photo Sharing allows you to add as many as 100 people to be a part of your shared album.
Here’s how.
Tap on the Shared tab and click on the + button.
Set the album name by typing it in and click Next.
Enter the names of the people that you wish to have access to the album.
Hit Create.
To edit the settings of your album, simply open the album and head to the People tab. You can invite more people and allow them to post their own content. You can also choose to share your photos and videos to the public by turning on Public Website. Anyone with the link to your shared album can view it. With this feature, you can even use the album as your portfolio!
Step 3. Add photos and videos to your album.
Now, it’s time to add contents in your shared album.
If you want to add all photos and videos in your iCloud account, just click on the Share icon > iCloud Photo Sharing.
If you want to share only a few files, here’s what you have to do instead. First, choose the photos and videos for sharing. Click the Share icon and select iCloud Photo Sharing. After this, select the album where you want to share the selected files.
An album can contain up to 5,000 photos and videos. Now, that’s a lot! The best thing is that they won’t eat up space from your available iCloud storage. So let's talk about how to restore deleted photo from iCloud in the next part!
Part 4. How to Recover Photos Using iCloud
Just in case you accidentally deleted an important photo or video on your iPhone or iPad, you can get it back with iCloud Photo Sharing. You can save posts from the shared album to your Photos app.
Open the shared album and select the photo or video that you want to save.
Click on the Share icon > Save Image or Save Video.
You can also choose to use a data recovery software such as FoneDog iPhone Data Recovery. This is the next best step if what you’re looking for is not in a shared album or on iCloud.
In any case, if you think you have the photo or video on iCloud, you can still use FoneDog to access it. So why not download the 30-day free version for a try by yourself!
This method would work only if the photo or video is in your iCloud. If it’s not, skip to Option 2.
Step 1. Sign in to your iCloud account.
Open the software and connect your iDevice to the computer. From the main menu, select Recover from iCloud Backup File. Enter your Apple ID and password.
Once logged in, you will see the available backup files. Choose one and press Download. A pop-up window will appear. Make sure that you tick Camera Roll, Photo Stream, Photo Library, App Photos, and App Videos. Hit Next to proceed.
Step 2. Select files to recover and download them.
You will now see the found files. Look for the photo or video that you need and tick the box beside it. Once you’re done, press Recover.
Open FoneDog iOS Data Recovery. With your Apple cable, connect your iDevice to the PC. Select Recover from iOS Device from the presented options and click Start Scan.
# 2. Choose files to recover.
The scanning process may take a few minutes to complete. Once it’s done, view the found files and tick those that you need. Click the Recover button once you have selected the files for recovery.
Video Guide: How to Restore Photos from iCloud Backup File
Don't know how to retrieve photos videos and other files from iCloud? You come to the right place, this is a useful tool FoneDog iOS Data Recovery can help you out to do that, click the player to watch how it works for you.
Part 5. Conclusion
Now you see how FoneDog iOS Data Recovery Software works. It is very easy, efficient and at the same time, it will give you a 100% success rate in recovering all your deleted data from your iPhone device. You don't need to look far just to find the best recovery software because FoneDog iOS Data Recovery Software will surely fit your needs.
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