Sharing Photos and Albums with iCloud

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Sharing Photos and Albums with iCloud

Easily share your favorite photos and albums with friends and family using iCloud Photos. Create shared albums, invite others to view or contribute, and keep your memories organized and secure.

Learn how to:

Create and manage shared albums
Invite people to view or add photos and videos
Adjust privacy settings and notifications
Troubleshoot common sharing issues

Whether it’s everyday moments or special events, sharing your memories has never been simpler

iPhone 11, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 1, 2025 6:28 PM

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léonie

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Oct 2, 2025 2:23 AM in response to Damagefundz

Shared albums are nice for sharing photos, so others can view them, and they do not require a paid storage subscription. But They are not suitable to store your precious photos, because the photos will be "optimized" for sharing, meaning, that Photos will reduce the size and resolution, so we do not flood the devices of the subscribers with a huge amount of data. And some metadata will be stripped for security reasons. iCloud: My Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Sharing limits

There are other options, but the require a paid iCloud+ subscription:

To store photos off-site at a full resolution and quality in iCloud use iCloud Photos.
To share photos in the full quality with selected family members use the Shared iCloud Photos Library or iCloud Links.

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