The My Photo Stream menu on my iPhone has disappeared. Uploading photos from iCloud to iPhone

At the very beginning of my acquaintance with the telephone and modern technologies I used MMS to transfer images. In 2005, it was something unusual to send pictures from one phone to another. A little later, MMS was replaced by email. A couple of years ago, Dropbox took its place.

I've been using Photo Stream for about a year. This is a service from Apple, allowing you to synchronize photos between different devices, which are used under the same Apple ID. Briefly about the principle of operation.

There is a central location for photos in iCloud called Photo Stream. It includes all photos that were taken on an iPhone, iPad, or added to iPhoto (Aperture) from your camera. As soon as one of the above devices is connected to high-speed Internet, all photos are included in the general Photo Stream. And from there they are automatically downloaded to all connected devices.

In practice it looks like this. You take a photo on your iPhone, and when you get home you can work with it on your computer. A convenient way to transfer photos wirelessly that works surprisingly quickly. It's hard to argue with its convenience here. You don’t need to do anything: there is no need to register an additional account or install anything. The photo stream is turned on with a couple of taps in the settings of iOS or OS X and immediately starts working.

Plus, Photo Stream has made me reconsider how I share photos with friends and family. Of course, the vast majority of them have an iPhone, iPad or Mac. And this simplifies everything significantly. In principle, using Photo Stream you can share photos with anyone. The extent to which he will be involved in the process of exchanging photos depends on what system your counterpart uses.

During creation or after, you can invite people to view photos.

It is clear that the cream will be skimmed off iOS users and OS X devices. You don't need to do anything special. In the iOS gallery on your iPhone or iPad, you just need to select the photos you want to show to your friends, create an album, and send invitations to their Apple ID. The same thing can be done from iPhoto or Aperture in OS X.

The Photo Stream itself with selected photos can be sent only to a select few and block access to it for everyone else or make it public. In this case, except for those invited, anyone who wants to can view it through a browser via a direct link. This can be done from any device with a browser and an Internet connection. But more on that later.

After you create a shared Photo Stream, those invited will receive an email with a link or a push message, which will be displayed as a badge on the Photo Album icon in iOS or iPhoto (Aperture) in OS X. By opening them, you will be taken to the Shared Photo Stream, into which available photos will begin to be loaded .

In the existing Photo Stream, you can view the credentials of invitees, as well as comment and “like” photos.

This is where the division begins as to who uses what to view photos. iOS and OS X users will be able to view, comment, like, and add photos. All this can be done from the Photo Gallery in iOS, iPhoto or Aperture in OS X. Information about “likes” and comments will be delivered to Photo Stream participants in the form of push messages.

This is what a photo with likes and comments looks like.

If you do not have all Apple devices, but, say, you use a computer at home with Windows control, you will have access to some of this functionality. To use Photo Stream you need to install iCloud Control Panel for Windows and you will be able to download photos from it to your computer. Or rather, this will all happen automatically. Naturally, there won’t be such “goodies” as commenting, “likes” and managing a public Photo Stream, but you will be able to upload all photos without exception.

Photo Stream folders in Windows. The “Shared” folder contains photo streams that your friends have shared with you.

In the “Photos” folder you will have a “Photo Stream” folder, in which your and public photo streams will be placed in the form of subfolders. The only inconvenience, in my opinion, is that in order for a photo to get from your computer to the Photo Stream, it is not enough to just take it and add it to the “My Photo Stream” folder. Instead, you need to use the “Uploads” folder for these purposes. It is the photos added to it that will appear in your personal photo stream.

Photo from public photo stream in Internet Explorer 8. But you can use any browser to view it.

For everyone else, it is possible to view photos through a browser. It doesn't matter what platform your friends use: Windows Phone and Android. With just a couple of clicks, they can see your photos in the browser of their phone or computer. Of course, in this case it will not be possible to give someone personal access or comment on the photo, but this, in principle, is not so important. The important thing is that the person will be able to share your emotions with you and report their impressions.

In a word, Apple offers not so closed technologies and services. With a certain desire and with a minimum of effort, Photo Stream can be used with anyone.

Chapter 11

Changing the arrangement of albums. Drag

Deleting an album. Touch.

iCloud Music Library (beta) lets you manage all your albums from any of your devices
with iOS 8.1 that have this feature configured.
Tagging your favorite photos. When viewing a photo or video, tap to
automatically add it to your Favorites album. Photography may include not only
to the “Favorites” album, but also to another album.
Hide photos that you want to save but not show. Touch
and hold the photo, then select the Hide option. The photo will move
to the album "Hidden". Touch and hold a hidden photo to show it.
Removing a photo or video from an album. Select a photo or video, tap, and then -
“Delete photo.” The photo will be removed from the album and from the Photos tab.
Delete a photo or video from the Photos app. Go to the "Photo" tab
Select a photo or video, tap, and then tap Delete Photo or Delete Video.
Deleted photos and videos are stored in the Recently Deleted album on iPhone and are tagged
icon indicating the number of days until they are permanently deleted from iPhone. To
permanently delete a photo or video before this period expires, select the desired object
and tap the Delete option, then Delete Photo or Delete Video. If
You are using iCloud Photo Library (beta), deleted photos and videos will be permanently
removed from all iOS 8.1 devices that have this feature enabled and use your
Apple ID.
Recovering a deleted photo or video. Select a photo or video from an album
"Recently Deleted" and tap the "Recover" option and then "Recover Photos"
or "Recover Video". The item will be moved to the Camera Roll album or, if
You're using iCloud Photo Library (beta), in the All Photos album.

My photo stream

My Photo Stream (on by default) automatically uploads new photos
and video to your other devices, where it is also used.
Turn My Photo Stream on or off. Go to Settings > Photos & Camera
or Settings > iCloud > Photos.

Note. Photos stored in iCloud take up storage space
iCloud, but photos uploaded to My Photo Stream are not included in the calculation
space in iCloud.
Use My Photo Stream without iCloud Photo Library (beta). Photos and videos taken
With using iPhone, are added to the “My Photo Stream” album when exiting the program
"Camera" and if the iPhone is connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi networks. Any added
Photos of you, including, for example, screenshots and images saved
from Email, also appear in the “My Photo Stream” album.

Photos and videos added to My Photo Stream on other devices appear in the album
My Photo Stream on iPhone. iOS devices can store up to 1,000 of your newest
photos on iCloud for 30 days. To save them forever, you can automatically
Import these photos to your computer.

In the beginning there was Photo Stream... A few years later, iCloud Photo Library appeared. What is the fundamental difference between these services?

iCloud Photo Library(in English iCloud Photo Library - if translated literally, it turns out to be “iCloud Photo Library”) - a service that allows you to store photos and videos in cloud storage. Unlike Photo Stream, which is limited by the number of photos, the Media Library stores all your photos.

What happens to Photo Stream if you turn on the Media Library? Why are your synced albums being deleted? This article will answer these and other questions.

What are the differences between Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Library?

There are a few key differences between Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Library. Read them and you will get the right picture in your head.

Photostream

• Saves the last 1000 photos or photos from the last 30 days. Depending on which of these is greater.
• Does not use iCloud memory (that is, free 5 gigabytes or purchased according to the tariff).
• Compatible with all your devices: iPhone, iPad, Mac, PC, Apple TV.
• Stores web-optimized versions of files on mobile devices, which can degrade the quality of images. Full-size versions download for PC and Mac.
• Supports JPEG formats, TIFF, PNG.
• Doesn't download or sync videos.
• You can download and sync photo albums from your PC or Mac through iTunes if Photo Stream is enabled.

iCloud Photo Library

• Uses iCloud space. The number and date of files does not matter. The limit is only on what is available free space. Apple provides 5 gigabytes for free. By subscription you can connect from 50 gigabytes to 2 terabytes.
• Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, PC, Apple TV and any other system via a browser at iCloud.com. Also available on Apple Watch.
• Saves files on the server in the original resolution. Does not compress or convert images. Supports formats: JPEG, TIFF, PNG, RAW, GIF, MP4. Allows you to use the function: “Optimize storage on iPhone”

• Uploads and synchronizes not only photos, but also videos. As well as time-lapse videos, slow motion, albums, etc.
• When the media library is enabled, you cannot synchronize photos and albums from your PC and Mac via iTunes. When you turn it on for the first time, all previously synchronized albums and pictures will be deleted.

If you turn on iCloud Photo Library, Photo Stream disappears from your device. Why?

Technically, your photo stream is still running. But essentially it is now embedded in the iCloud Music Library. After all, iCloud Photo Library includes more than 1000 photos. Thus, all photos and videos on your device are merged into the Media Library. Why would these pictures be duplicated in Photo Stream?

If in Settings->Photo and Camera. Enable the “Upload to My Photo Stream” option, then the last 1000 photos will be downloaded to Photo Stream on another device where Photo Stream is enabled.

Example. My iPhone and iPad are connected to iCloud Photo Library. On my MacBook, iCloud Photo Library is disabled, but the My Photo Stream option is enabled. Thus, my entire media library on the computer is not merged into the cloud, but pictures from the iPhone and iPad end up in the iCloud Media Library and Photo Stream and are therefore downloaded to the computer.

It turns out to be a kind of one-way connection, which suits me quite well. Why? On my computer I have a media library of about 100 gigabytes. Why pour it all into the cloud? And buy a different tariff. Even if I delete a very old photo from the iPhone and Photo Library, it will still remain on the computer.

• want devices to “communicate” via photos and videos two-way,
• want the pictures on all devices to be completely duplicated,
• want any change to be immediately reflected on iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac,

then enable Media Library on these devices.

If you have any questions about the Media Library and Photo Stream, write comments. :)

The iOS system has a certain service - “Photo Stream”. This service allows you to automatically add photos or albums that the user takes using iPhone and iPad devices or simply imports from personal computer. Moreover, they begin to appear on all Apple devices linked to one ID. The user just needs to add a photo to one of his devices and it will be visible on all. But what should those who have only one gadget and absolutely no need for the service do? In today's article we will look at all the methods, and there is only one, how to delete a photo stream on an iPhone or iPad device.

How to disable or remove Photo Stream in iOS

The iCloud service is responsible for the correct operation and automatic distribution of photos to all devices of the same Apple ID. This means that we will look at all the settings through it, and so read our instructions:

1. Open General settings and go to the iCloud settings section;
2. Select the Photo section;
3. Disable Photo Stream.

The service is now stopped, and synchronization will not be performed in the future. The created album will be deleted independently; you can return the function back by the reverse procedure at any time when it is needed again.

It is worth paying attention: the contents of the albums will also be completely deleted, so if you have valuable photographs, we recommend making a copy of them.