iCloud does more than just backup your iPhone and iPad. iCloud can keep your photos in sync across all your devices, for example – iPhone, iPad, Mac, and PC. You can set up your devices to automatically place a copy of all photos in iCloud, and you can manually upload photos from your Mac or Windows PC to iCloud as well. Show
How to turn on iCloud Photos on an iPhone or iPadTo get started with iCloud Photos, you should ensure that it's turned on and set to upload your mobile photos to the cloud. 1. On your iPhone or iPad device, start the Settings app. 2. Scroll down and tap "Photos." 3. If it's not already on, turn on iCloud Photos by swiping the button to the right, turning it green. When turned on, this uploads your mobile photos to iCloud and synchronizes them with the photos on other Apple mobile devices. Dave Johnson/Business InsiderRepeat for every Apple mobile device device you want to sync with iCloud. All your iPhone and iPad photos should now be automatically uploaded to iCloud. Note: if you want to delete certain photos from your iPhone but not from iCloud, follow our how-to guide to do so. How to turn on iCloud Photos on a Mac1. Start the Photos app. 2. In the menu bar at the top left of your screen, click "Photos" and then click "Preferences…" 3. Be sure the "iCloud" tab is selected at the top of the window and then turn on "iCloud Photos" by clicking the checkbox. Turn on iCloud Photos in the Photos app's preferences. Dave Johnson/Business InsiderHow to turn on iCloud Photos on a PCBefore you can upload photos to iCloud from your Windows computer, you need to turn on iCloud using the iCloud desktop app. 1. Download and install iCloud for Windows 10. If you are using an older version of Windows, get the iCloud app from Apple.com. 2. Restart your computer. After it reboots, iCloud might start automatically. If it doesn't, click the Start button and start iCloud from the Start menu. 3. Sign in using your Apple ID. 4. Choose the features you want to back up and synchronize across your devices. Be sure to choose "Photos" and then click "Apply." Check "Photos" and click "Apply." Dave Johnson/Business InsiderAfter installing the iCloud desktop app, you can use it to choose how photos are backed up and synchronized, if you want to share your desktop browser bookmarks with Safari on your iOS device, and more. How to upload photos from your computer to iCloudOnce you've turned everything on, uploading photos to iCloud is easy:
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Dave Johnson Freelance Writer Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider. Read more Read less How do I upload selected photos to iCloud from iPhone?How to upload photos to iCloud from iPhone or iPad. Go to Settings. This is the cog icon on your home screen.. Select your name.. Tap iCloud.. Tap Photos.. Turn on iCloud Photos. Make sure the button next iCloud Photos is green. ... . Select how you want to store your photos. ... . Turn on Upload to My Photo Stream.. Can I pick and choose which photos go to iCloud?In iOS and iPadOS, you don't have a choice. If you have iCloud Photos enabled, every picture in Photos on your iPhone or iPad will upload to iCloud and every image there downloads (at least a thumbnail) to your device. You can change a Photos pref to only reference, not import images.
How do I import only selected photos from my iPhone?Open Photos on your iPhone, then tap Import. Select the photos and videos you want to import, then select your import destination. Import all items: Tap Import All. Import just some items: Tap the items you want to import (a checkmark appears for each), tap Import, then tap Import Selected.
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