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Oliver Haslam

How to use iCloud Shared Photo Library on iPhone and iPad

Sharing photos with family and friends shouldn't be such a hassle. Apple seems to agree. In iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, Apple has a new feature called iCloud Shared Photo Library that lets a group of friends and/or family members easily contribute photos and videos in a single album that everyone can access.

Users in an iCloud Shared Photo Library can add media manually or have their content automatically uploaded from their iPhone or iPad cameras after capture. The feature is surprisingly easy to set up and, frankly, we're all wondering why it took Apple so long to solve this problem that everyone has.

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