iCloud Photos Explained + How to Use

How to use iCloud Photo Library and an explanation of how it works. In this video we'll cover the proper settings and toggles to use with iCloud photos, tips and tricks, and an overview of using photos in iCloud. We also touch on how iCloud photos affects iCloud storage.

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[ItsLebza]

why was this video more about the actual photos app, camera and how save space on your phone than icloud photos and how it works, , thought he was gonna talk about how to access them after you back them on icloud but he didn't lol

[travelvibesWithRussellAustin]

Very good video, I’ve had my phone for a couple of yrs and learned new stuff today! Thank u

[titch]

Hi Michael. Thank you for sharing. Can you tell me please. How can I remove items from iCloud? I’d like to free up some storage. Does iCloud just keep syncing like a backup. Put older new files on top of older etc. not just photos. I’ve been trying to learn about this and can’t find what I’m looking for. Thank you for your time

[zadisma]

What I hate about iPhones are when I create new photo folders, and move the photos to that folder, but it's actually more like a shortcut. the photos will always remain in the main library.

[chula]

What’s the difference between optimized iPhone storage vs download and keep originals??

[yovinny]

Interesting video. I'm using an older version of iPhoto I got with an eMac I had years ago. Is there an upgrade for iPhoto that can be purchased for OS High Sierra 10.13.6? I've been told the computer I have can't be upgraded. Same problem with my iTunes. Is there a newer version log any of these? Any help would be appreciated.

[switchunboxing]

YESSS Is that information button new? I can finally see the name of my files. I feel like I never could before unless I just didn’t know how to do it.

[CraigandJoan]

Thank you, that is the information I needed!

[SROBSTAD]

Hi! Hope someone can help with my question.
Will the photos on my iphone library viewer be in a noticeable worser resultion, If i have chosen to optimize my iphone storage by using the icloud photos feature?
I mean that the icloud photos feature promises to keep my original photos in the original resultion and great quality in icloud photos, and it certainly clears up some space on my iphone storage. And thats what makes me wondering, if the pictures im then seeing on my phone now (with icloud photos storage enabled) - are these then in a worser reultion and quality, than if i just downloaded the originals to my iphone storage?
Now it is enabled and evertime i scroll trough my photos it seems like it is loading for a little secund, (sort of) and its looks like the photo i a little blurry at the start, but after that little secund it seems like its in a really great resolution. So does that little loading time actually download the full resultion picture from my icloud storage, just when im looking at it? And forgets it again as i close the photo album?
I just want to be able to watch my photos in full quality 😅
Hope you can answer my question.

[animator]

Hi Michael, I have around the same number of photos as you do. None are on the cloud. I transfer them to my pc and then sync it to my library back into the phone through iTunes. My question is that will the battery drain quickly if the phone has to curate all these photos in the background?

[mjcastr]

I wanted to know how to keep photos on icloud but delete from phone, or would I have to buy a physical storage device to be able to delete?

[jamescarlos]

Hi everyone
How long does iCloud Photo Library store the temporary download in phone storage as in camera roll

[christopherbrannigan]

Hey man should you defo use iCloud photos on do I use download and keep original or optimise storage or should I have it turned off?

[aruneshwarraja]

Hooo I have a 64gigs version this helped me a lottt….thanks mate

[kylekelly]

I’m curious if I were to lose my phone and have to buy a new one would I be able to recover photos on iCloud storage if they were only on my phone that I had lost with say the new phone that I bought?

[gemmawitidsawadpusid]

Hi Michael! Can I ask what if I uploaded 5000 photos on iCloud after that 2months I delete some UNUSE screenshots then photos on my phone be like 4000 photos. So how about photos on iCloud it will be 4000 updated or it will be 5000 same as first time and I have to delete unuse screenshots on iCloud again?
Thanksss🤟

[ShortBoyBen]

What about deleted pictures? So do deleted videos or pictures save as well or only the current ones?

[paulchambers]

Michael, thank you for a brilliant and clear video on iCloud. Wondering if I can ask for you advice. I have 1TB of photos and videos on Onedrive. I own a MacBook (128gb storage) and an iPhone which is similar. Ideally I'd like to download my media from OneDrive to my MacBook in chunks and then move them to iCloud for easier access on my devices. However when I tried this I found that when I had uploaded the photos to iCloud and then deleted them from my MacBook to free space to download another chunk, iCloud also deleted what I had just uploaded. Am I missing a trick?!

[pcfqsiv]

If I optimize my iPhone storage will my photos and videos be the same quality as the original when I view them in the photos app on I am asking because when I view my iCloud photos online through safari or the internet on my PC the videos appear very blurry. Please

[ivona]

can i only have it turned on on my macbook so my iphone camera roll isn't connected? because i have a lot of random stuff on my phone so i always airdrop the pics i wanna keep to my macbook but my macbook is running out of storage 😅