My Photo Stream

With My Photo Stream, you can access recent photos that yous took with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod affect, or that you uploaded from your Mac or PC.

What you need

If you recently created your Apple ID, My Photo Stream might not exist available. If My Photo Stream isn't available, use iCloud Photos to keep your photos and videos in iCloud.

How My Photo Stream works with iCloud Photos

My Photograph Stream uploads your most recent photos (except Live Photos) then that you can view and import them to all of your devices. Photos are stored in My Photo Stream for 30 days. iCloud Photos uploads all of your photos and videos to iCloud and keeps them upwards to date across your devices.

If you plow on both My Photo Stream and iCloud Photos on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, photos that you take with that device upload to both iCloud Photos and My Photo Stream.

If you utilise another device with the same Apple ID that has only My Photo Stream turned on, photos that you take on that device upload just to My Photo Stream. They don't appear on any devices that take only iCloud Photos enabled.

Acquire more near the differences between iCloud Photos and My Photo Stream.

See your photos in My Photo Stream

Detect your device below and follow the steps.

iPhone, iPad, or iPod bear upon

  • iOS viii or later: Tap Photos > Albums > My Photo Stream.

Mac

Go to Photos > Albums > My Photo Stream.

Apple Television receiver

  • Apple Goggle box Hard disk: After y'all sign in to iCloud, go to Settings > Accounts > iCloud and plough on My Photo Stream.
  • Apple tree TV (3rd and second generation): Later on you sign in to iCloud, go to Settings > iCloud > iCloud Photo Settings > Turn On My Photo Stream.

Windows PC

When you turn on Photos, iCloud for Windows creates a Photos folder in File Explorer chosen iCloud Photos. My Photo Stream automatically downloads any new photos that you lot take on your iOS devices to the Downloads binder.

View My Photo Stream on Windows

You tin besides employ these steps to see your photos on your PC:

  • Windows x: Enter iCloud Photos in the Search the web and Windows bar. When y'all see iCloud Photos - Desktop app in the search results, select it.
  • Windows eight.1: From the Start screen, clickDownload in the bottom-left corner, then click iCloud >iCloud Photos app.
  • Windows 8: From the Showtime screen, select iCloud Photos.
  • Windows 7: Click the Windows Start button, then click Pictures. Click iCloud Photos nether the Favorites menu in the console on the left.

Photo formats that y'all can utilise with My Photo Stream

My Photo Stream supports JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and most RAW photo formats. My Photo Stream doesn't support video or Live Photos.

Delete photos from My Photo Stream

Select one or more than photos from My Photo Stream on your iOS device or Mac, and so tapTrash icon or click Delete.

On your PC, select the photos that yous want to remove from My Photo Stream. Right-click, and then select Delete.

When you lot delete a photo from My Photo Stream on 1 device, the photograph is removed from Photos and iCloud. The photos that y'all import from My Photo Stream to your other devices won't be deleted.

Frequently asked questions about My Photograph Stream

Find answers to your questions beneath.

Can I use My Photo Stream to support my photos instead of iCloud Backup or iTunes?

No. Photos in My Photo Stream are saved on the iCloud server for xxx days. After that, the photos are removed from iCloud. To save or back upward these photos, you must salve them from My Photograph Stream to your iOS device. Hither'south how: On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, open up Photos and tap Albums > My Photo Stream > Select. Tap the photos that you lot want to save, and so tapShare icon > Relieve Image. So y'all can dorsum up your photos with iCloud or iTunes.

What resolution are My Photograph Stream photos?

On a Mac or PC, your photos are downloaded and stored in full resolution. On iPhone, iPad, iPod bear on, and Apple TV, your photos are delivered in a device-optimized resolution that speeds downloads and saves storage space.

Dimensions vary, just an optimized version of a photo taken by a standard point-and-shoot camera will have a 2048 x 1536 pixel resolution when pushed to your devices. Panoramic photos can be up to 5400 pixels broad.

When do my photos upload to My Photograph Stream?

Photos that you take on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch automatically upload to My Photo Stream when you get out the Camera app and connect to Wi-Fi. And new photos that you lot import on your Mac to the Photos app automatically upload when you lot connect to Wi-Fi or Ethernet. You can modify your preferences and so that only photos you lot manually add to My Photo Stream upload.

To upload photos to My Photo Stream on your PC, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Windows Start button, then click Pictures.
  2. Select iCloud Photos under the Favorites card in the console on the left.
  3. Click Upload photos.
  4. Select the photos you desire to add to My Photo Stream, then click Open up.

You tin can also elevate and drop photos from your PC into the Uploads binder in iCloud Photos.

How many photos can My Photo Stream store?

To relieve storage infinite, your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch keep your most recent 1000 photos in the My Photo Stream album. From My Photo Stream, yous can browse your photos or motion the ones you lot like to another album to keep them on your iOS device forever. And if your Apple Television set has limited storage, you'll see just your most recent photos.

Yous can choose to download all of your photos from My Photo Stream to your Mac and PC automatically.

Open Photos and go to Preferences > General. Select Copy items to the Photos library.

Does My Photo Stream use my iCloud storage?

No. The photos you upload to My Photo Stream don't count confronting your iCloud storage.

Where are my burst fashion photos in My Photo Stream?

When you accept photos with burst manner, merely your favorite photos import to your device. You can choose to save all photos you take with burst style to My Photo Stream: tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos and turn on Upload Burst Photos.

What happens to your photos if yous turn off My Photo Stream

Earlier you turn off My Photograph Stream, save any photos that yous desire to keep on your device. If you sign out of iCloud or turn off My Photo Stream on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod affect, all of the photos in the My Photo Stream album are removed from that device.

The photos from My Photo Stream on your other devices aren't affected. Photos from My Photo Stream stay on the iCloud server for thirty days from the date you lot upload them to My Photo Stream. If y'all sign in to iCloud with the same Apple ID and turn on My Photo Stream on another device, the photos automatically download.

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