How to delete my Photo Stream from iPhone 5. My Photo Stream on iPhone: what it is, how to set it up, view it, turn it off, etc. Can I use My Photo Stream as a backup instead of iCloud or iTunes
Chapter 11
Changing the arrangement of albums. Drag
Deleting an album. Tap.
ICloud Music Library (beta) lets you manage all your albums from any of your devices
with iOS 8.1 configured with this feature.
Favorite photo tags. When viewing a photo or video, tap to
automatically add it to your favorites album. Photography can be included not only
to the "Favorites" album, but also to another album.
Hide photos to be saved but not shown. Tap
and hold the photo, then select Hide. The snapshot will move
to the album "Hidden". Tap and hold hidden photo to show her.
Remove a photo or video from an album. Select a photo or video, tap, then -
"Delete photo". The photo is removed from the album and from the Photos tab.
Remove a photo or video from the Photos app. Go to the "Photos" tab,
select a photo or video, tap, then tap Delete Photo or Delete Video.
Deleted photos and videos are stored in the Recently Deleted album on iPhone and are marked with
an icon indicating the number of days until they are permanently removed from the iPhone. To
permanently delete a photo or video before the expiration of this period, select the desired object
and tap Delete, then tap Delete Photo or Delete Video. If
You are using iCloud Music 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.
Recovery deleted photo or video. Select a photo or video in an album
"Recently Deleted" and tap the "Recover" option, then - "Recover Photos"
or "Recover Video". The item will be moved to the Camera Roll album, or if
You are using iCloud Music Library (beta) in the All Photos album.
My photostream
My Photo Stream (enabled by default) automatically uploads new photos
and video to your other devices, where it is also used.
Turn My Photo Stream on and 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 Music Library (beta). Photos and videos taken
with using iPhone are added to the My Photo Stream album when you exit the program
"Camera" and if available connect iPhone to the Internet by Wi-Fi networks... Any added
Your photos, 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 1000 of your newest
photos in iCloud for 30 days. To keep them forever, you can automatically
import these photos to your computer.
Album "Photo Stream" for many iPhone users seems completely unnecessary, and questions about how to remove it from the device arise with enviable consistency. Today we will describe in detail the process of turning it off, and at the same time, we will explain why it is actually needed.
The Photos app contains all of your iPhone's photos and videos, and naturally you want to keep them organized by sorting your media into different thematic albums. However, one album called "Photo Stream" is an eyesore, albeit quite useful if you use several mobile devices Apple. Its meaning is to send all new photos and videos to all gadgets associated with one Apple ID, and this happens the moment you connect to a Wi-Fi network. But what if you don't need such a function, or you simply use only one iPhone? It's very simple - this album can be turned off.
How to turn off Photo Stream on iPhone?
Step 1. Go to the menu Settings
Step 2. Select an item iCloud
Step 3. Scroll to item Photo and go to it
Step 4. Flip the switch My photostream to inactive position
Step 5. Confirm disabling the function and deleting all photos of this photostream by pressing the button Delete
After that, you can safely check the Photo application - you will not find the Photostream album there. In the future, if you need this feature, just follow the same instructions, but turn the My Photo Stream switch to the active position.
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iCloud Photo Library - and sync it between devices. True, for this it is advisable to buy more space in iCloud, since the initial 5 GB will be enough only for a person who does not know that he has a camera in his phone.
This frightens off many - nevertheless, in our country, not everyone is ready to pay for cloud storage... Many saw it as a great free alternative to Apple's service and decided to run over. And there may be other motives for jumping out of iCloud - for example, you suddenly switched from iPhone to Android.
Naturally, before deleting everything, it is advisable to save the photos back to the device. Naturally, for this, there must be enough space on the gadget to place them. If so, follow these guidelines:
1. Go to "Settings"
3. There find the item "Photo"
Be sure to plug Charger and check Wi-Fi - synchronization occurs only over the air and with a sufficient amount of battery power. After the photos are back on your phone, you can dump them to your computer via USB, or drive them into Dropbox or any other application you need.
Now you can turn off the media library. So, in order to disable iCloud Photo Library:
1. Go to "Settings"
2. Go to the "iCloud" tab
3. There find the item "Photo"
4. Turn off the switch in front of iCloud Photo Library
After that, synchronization is disabled only on the device on which you performed the above procedure. But even if you turn off iCloud Photo Library on all devices, the previously saved photos will still remain in the cloud. Not everyone likes to leave personal photos on their account, so when changing the image storage service, it is better to delete them from the library.
For this:
1. Go to "Settings"
2. Go to the "iCloud" tab
3. Click on the "Storage" item
5. Find the item iCloud Photo Library
6. Click "Disable and Remove" (Be careful, Apple does not ask for confirmation for this action)
V iOS system there is certain service- "Photostream". This service allows you to automatically add photos or albums that the user takes with iPhone devices and iPad or just import from personal computer... Moreover, they begin to be displayed on all Apple devices linked under one ID. The user just needs to add a photo to one of his devices and it will be visible on everyone. But what should those who have only one gadget and service do not need at all? In today's article we will look at all the methods, and he is just one, how to delete a photo stream on iPhone or iPad devices.
How to disable or remove Photo Stream in iOS
Per correct work and automatic distribution of photos to all devices of one Apple ID responds iCloud service... So we will look at all the settings through it, and so read our instructions:
1. Opening General settings and go to the iCloud settings section;
2. Select the Photo section;
3. Disable Photo Stream.
Everything is now service stopped, and synchronization will not be performed in the future. The created album will be deleted on its own, 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 removed completely, so if there are valuable photographs, we recommend making a copy of them.
Function "My Photo Stream" allows you to access photos that were taken in the last 30 days on all iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, Mac or Windows linked to a single account.
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What devices does My Photo Stream work on?
- The function works on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 5.1 and higher;
- On a Mac in an app "Photo";
- Apple TV
- On computers with Windows 7 and above (application required).
What photo formats does My Photo Stream support?
"My Photo Stream" Limited to support for the following photo formats: JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and RAW. It is worth considering that in "My Photo Stream" videos do not load and Live Photos (Live Photos).
How to turn My Photo Stream on or off on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
iPhone, iPad or iPod touch (iOS 5.1 or higher must be installed on the device for this function to work)
On devices running iOS 10.3 or later, you can enable / disable the function by opening "Settings" -> [Username] -> iCloud -> "Photo" -> "My Photo Stream"... If your gadget works on iOS version below 10.3, open "Settings" -> iCloud -> "Photo" -> "My Photo Stream".
How to turn My Photo Stream on or off on Mac
On Mac, open the section « System settings» -> iCloud -> "Photo" -> "Options" and activate "My Photo Stream"(if the function is not already enabled).
How to enable My Photo Stream on Windows
First thing to do is download and install ... Next, open iCloud and select the option "Options" next to the button "Photo"... Check the box next to "My Photo Stream", click "Ready" -> Apply... That's all.
How do I use My Photo Stream with iCloud Music Library?
As mentioned above, the function "My Photo Stream" sends recent photos to the server except. Now they can be viewed or imported to all user's gadgets. As mentioned, images are stored in an album "My Photo Stream" within thirty days. After activation "My Photo Stream" and iCloud Music Libraries, all the pictures that are saved to the album from other devices are displayed in the section "All photos" in the application "Photo"... They will be sorted according to different categories.
Can I use My Photo Stream as a backup instead of iCloud or iTunes?
Function "My Photo Stream" cannot be used to create backups instead of iCloud or iTunes, since files are deleted from the server after 30 days.
If you want to save photos or make backups, transfer them from the album to your iOS device, for this: open the application "Photo" and press "Albums" -> "My Photo Stream" -> "Select".
Then select the images you want to save and click the up-pointing arrow box icon and select "Save Image"... Next, you will be able to use iCloud or iTunes to create backups files.
How to view (download) a photo in the Photostream
To view photos in an album "My Photo Stream" on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, open the app "Photo" -> "Albums" -> "My Photo Stream"(devices with iOS 8 and higher) or "Photostream" -> "My Photo Stream"(iOS 7 and earlier).
On Mac
In the application "Photo" -> "Albums" -> "My Photo Stream"
On Apple TV
iCloud -> "Settings" -> « Accounts» -> iCloud -> "My Photo Stream".
On Windows computers
When starting the application "Photo" v "Explorer" folder will appear "ICloud Photos"... All photos taken with Apple gadgets will be automatically saved to.
To find a photo on a PC:
Windows 10: indicate "ICloud Photos" in line Search the Web and Windows -> "ICloud Photos".
Windows 8.1: on the start screen, click on the down-pointing arrow icon in the lower left corner, and then -> iCloud -> "ICloud Photos".
Windows 8: on the start screen select "ICloud Photos".
Windows 7: "Start" -> "Images" -> Favorites -> "ICloud Photos".