iCloud Shared Photo Library in iOS 16 can be the perfect add-on if you regularly share photos with friends and family. Apple lets you create a shared library in the Photos app and share it with loved ones for a seamless collaboration experience. Here’s how to set up and use iCloud Shared Photo Library on your iPhone.
Your invited members to iCloud Shared Photo Library can edit, add, delete photos, add captions and favorite images. All contributors have the same editing permissions. Sounds interesting right? Start.
You must be running iOS 16 or later on your iPhone (or iPadOS 16 on iPad) to check the iCloud Shared Photo Library option in Settings. You should also enable iCloud photo sharing on your iPhone to enable this functionality.
Update your iPhone to iOS 16
The iOS 16 update is officially available to everyone with a redesigned lock screen, Continuity Camera, improvements to system apps, and a few more features.
Step 1: Launch the Settings app on your iPhone.
Step 2: Scroll to General.
Step 3: Select Software Update.
Step 4: Download and install iOS 16 update from the following menu:
If you’re having any issues with the iOS 16 installation, read our troubleshooting guide to fix it.
Turn on iCloud photo sync
The ‘Shared library’ option will not be enabled until you have synced all your media files with the iCloud platform. First, you must make sure there is enough space on your iCloud account.
If you’re running low on iCloud storage, buy one of the iCloud+ or Apple One plans. You can also follow our dedicated guide to freeing up iCloud space on your iPhone.
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
Step 2: Go to your profile and select iCloud.
Step 3: Open Photos and enable the Sync this iPhone switch from the following menu.
Invite your friends and family to iCloud Shared Photo Library, right?
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
Step 2: Scroll down to Photos.
Step 3: Select ‘Shared Library’.
Step 4: Click Get Started and select ‘Add Participants’.
Step 5: Enter the participant name and press Add at the top.
Step 6: Click Next to select an image.
Step 7: You have three options to move the photos to the shared library.
All my photos and videos: It will share your entire iCloud photo library with others.
Choose by Person or Date: This is an ideal option for sharing images only between specific dates. Let’s say you want to share last week’s vacation photos. Pick people’s dates or faces and share them with a close group.
Select Manual: Manually select multiple photos to share.
Step 8: Select an appropriate option and click Next.
Step 9: Tap a photo, person or date range from the following menu and tap Add.
Step 10: Before sharing, tap ‘Preview Shared Gallery’ to avoid any private or confidential images in it. Next, tap Continue in the top right corner.
Step 11: Tap Invite via Message or create a shareable link to send on WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal or email.
You can only have one Shared Library, and whoever creates it will bear iCloud storage for all items. If your participants add hundreds of photos and videos to the shared library, it will consume iCloud space on your account.
When you take a new photo, you can send it directly to the Shared Gallery. That way, you don’t have to manually select and share them.
Step 1: Open Camera on iPhone.
Step 2: Click the gallery icon in the top left corner.
Start taking photos and share them with iCloud Shared Photo Library.
At any time, you can add a new participant to the Shared Library or even delete it to create a new one.
Step 1: Open Settings on iPhone.
Step 2: Scroll to Photos.
Step 3: Select Shared Library.
Step 4: Click ‘Add participant’ to invite more members to the group.
iOS only allows you to create one Shared Library at a time. To create a new library, you must delete and set up a new library from scratch.
Step 5: Select Delete shared library from the same menu.
When you delete a Shared Library, you can choose which photos and videos you want to keep. Those items will be added to your Personal Library. Other participants will automatically keep all items in the Shared Library.
Choose a relevant option and confirm your decision.
Apple’s iCloud Shared Library takes over the sharing capabilities of Google Photos. While it’s not as powerful as Google’s implementation, iCloud Shared Library does the job. How do you plan to use it? Share in the comments below.
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