The problem is, this process still involves manually sending photos and videos to people, and choosing to save those down into your own library and duplicating them in the process. The recipient is even asked to use a feature called Share Back to throw some photos and videos the other way. In the For You tab of the Photos app, you can also see Sharing Suggestions that prompt you to share a set of photos from a location or event with others that were also there in an effort to unify everyone's libraries. Everyone can add photos, videos, and comments to the album whenever they like and get notified when something new is added.' 'When you set up your family, a shared album is created automatically in the Photos app on all family members' devices.

For example, when Family Sharing is set up, a Family album in iCloud is automatically created but this requires family members to manually add photos and videos to it, and it's limited to 5,000 items. Initially, it was just a function for allowing shared purchases, shared calendaring, and parental controls, but it has been extended to include shared subscriptions, like Apple Music, iCloud storage, and even the Apple One bundle.Īpple knows this lack of a proper, unified family photo library is a problem as it has come up with various workarounds in order to try and fix it without just merging libraries. It's strange to see this feature still lacking since Apple has improved and encouraged use of its Family Sharing feature more and more over time.

But iCloud Photo Library, even after the announcements last month at WWDC, is still missing a huge feature: proper family iCloud photo sharing support. Edit a photo on your Mac and those changes are reflected on your other devices straight away, too. Take a picture on your iPhone and it will appear on your iPad in seconds. but sharing between family members leaves a lot to be desired.

ICloud Photo Library is pretty much rock-solid. Built into iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS, the service keeps your photo library perfectly in sync across all of your devices and it's pretty much rock-solid whether you're rocking the latest iPhone and iPad or not. IOS 13 introduces a dramatic new look for iPhone with Dark Mode, new ways to browse and edit photos, and a private new way to sign in to apps and websites with just a tap.Apple's cloud services have come a long way in recent years and very few aspects of iCloud are more impressive than iCloud Photo Library.

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