Share photos from iPhone with Shared Albums in iCloud

With Shared Albums in the Photos app , you can share photos and videos with just the people you choose. They can also add their own photos, videos, and comments. Shared Albums works with or without iCloud Photos and My Photo Stream.

If the person you’re sharing with is using iCloud Photos or Shared Albums on a device with iOS 6 or later or on a Mac with OS X 10.8 or later, they can view your albums and leave comments. If they’re using iOS 7 or later or OS X 10.9 or later, they can add their own photos and videos. You can also publish your album to a website for anyone to view.

Turn on Shared Albums

Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos, then turn on Shared Albums.

Share photos and videos

In Photos, tap a photo or video to view it in full size.
Tap , then tap Shared Albums.
Select an existing shared album, or create your own.
Tap Post.

Enable public viewing in iCloud

In Albums, select a shared album.
At the bottom of the screen, tap People.
Turn on Public Website.

Add photos and videos to a shared album

In a shared album, tap .
Select all the items you want to add, then tap Done.
Add a comment if you want to, then tap Post.

Delete photos, videos, and comments from a shared album

You must be the owner of the shared album to delete photos or videos.

Delete photos and videos: In a shared album, tap Select. Select the photos or videos you want to delete, then tap .
Delete comments: While viewing the comment in a shared photo, tap and hold, then tap Delete.

Rename a shared album

In Albums, scroll to Shared Albums, then tap See All. Tap Edit, then tap the name of the album and enter a new one.

Add or remove subscribers, or turn Notifications on or off

Select the shared album, then tap People.

Add subscribers: Tap Invite People, then enter the names of the subscribers you want to add.
Remove subscribers: Tap the subscriber, then tap Remove Subscriber.
Turn Notifications off: Toggle Notifications off. Tap again to turn Notifications on.

Subscribe to a shared album

When you receive an invitation, tap , then tap Accept. You can also accept an invitation in an email.

See your Family album

When Family Sharing is set up, a shared album called Family is automatically created in Photos on all family members’ devices. Everyone in the family can contribute photos, videos, and comments to the album, and be notified whenever something new is added. See Set up Family Sharing on iPhone.

Note: To use Shared Albums, your iPhone must be connected to the Internet. Shared Albums works over both Wi-Fi and cellular networks. Cellular data charges may apply. See Connect iPhone to the Internet.

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