What does iCloud Photo Stream do?

Apple’s iCloud Photo Library makes it possible for you to store all of your photos and videos in iCloud. My Photo Stream automatically uploads new photos and sends them to all of your iCloud-connected devices. It stores the most recent 30 days’ worth of photos (up to 1,000 photos).

What is the difference between iCloud and my Photo Stream?

My Photo Stream stores your photos on your iOS devices in a lower resolution to save space and transmission time. In contrast, iCloud Photos lets you choose on each device whether you want original images or optimized versions to save space—full-resolution originals are always stored in iCloud itself.

How do I access my iCloud Photo Stream?

Turn on My Photo Stream Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos, then turn on Upload to My Photo Stream. If you recently created your Apple ID, My Photo Stream might not be available. If My Photo Stream isn’t available, use iCloud Photos to keep your photos and videos in iCloud.

What is the difference between recents and my Photo Stream?

The simplest way to explain the difference between your Camera Roll and Photo Stream is that your Camera Roll is where all the pictures you’ve taken with your iPhone are, whereas My Photo Stream syncs only the most recent ones, so you can access them on other devices.

What happens if I turn off my photo Stream?

If you turn Off My Photo Stream or sign out iCloud on your iPhone or iPad, then all of the photos in the My Photo Stream album are removed from that device. The photos of My Photo Stream will not affect on your other devices. They will stay on iCloud server for 30 days from the date you upload them to My Photo Stream.

What happens if I turn off Photo Stream?

Can I use Photo Stream without iCloud?

My Photo Stream doesn’t utilize any of your iCloud storage, but it does use space locally on each device. That means the same picture is using space on your iPhone, iPad, computer, and wherever else you have My Photo Stream turned on.

Does deleting photos from Photo Stream free up space?

The Photo Stream photos are transient copies of the photos in your Camera Roll; photos older than 30 days will be deleted, and if you have more than 1000 photos the oldest will be removed to make space for new ones.

Will deleting photo stream delete camera roll?

If you haven’t enabled Photo Stream syncing on your Mac/PC, you should keep the copy that is in your camera roll until you’ve copied it to your PC. That is the original copy, and it won’t be deleted until you do it yourself.