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iCloud Photos
How does My Photo Stream differ from iCloud Photos?
By Daniel Nations Daniel Nations Writer University of Texas at Arlington Daniel Nations has been a tech journalist since 1994. His work has appeared in Computer Currents, The Examiner, and other publications.
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He is a developer who has published apps in the Apple App Store, Google Play marketplace and Amazon Appstore; he also has worked as a data analyst and DB administrator. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on September 19, 2020 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email
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Expand Jump to a Section Overall Findings My Photo Stream iCloud Photos Final Verdict Apple currently offers two photo-related services: My Photo Stream and iCloud Photos.
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My Photo Stream is an iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch feature that enables you to share recent photos among your iOS and iPadOS devices. iCloud Photos is a cloud storage service for your entire photo library.
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We researched these two Apple services to help you better understand how your iOS and iPadOS devices save and share photos and videos. Apple is phasing out My Photo Stream.
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So, if you created your Apple ID after approximately 2018 or use iCloud for Windows version 10 or later, My Photo Stream won't be available. Lifewire
Overall Findings
My Photo Stream Stores photos for 30 days. After that, you must back photos up to an iOS or iPadOS device.
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Stores up to 1,000 photos. Supports JPEG, TIFF, PNG, and RAW file formats.
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Doesn't support video or Live Photos. Photos are stored in full resolution on Mac and Windows computers.
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On iOS and iPadOS devices, photo resolution is optimized to save space. iCloud Photos Stores photos and video indefinitely. The number of stored photos and videos depends on the level of storage you purchase.
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Supports these photo and video formats: HEIF, JPEG, RAW, PNG, GIF, TIFF, HEVC, and MP4. Stores photos, Live Photos, and videos. Create albums to share with friends and family.
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Photos and videos are stored at full resolution. These two Apple technologies are similar in many ways.
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By default, photos you take on your iOS and iPadOS devices are uploaded automatically to My Photo Stream. In contrast, iCloud Photos gives you all the options of My Photo Stream plus the ability to use more image file formats, save video, and keep images forever, safe in the cloud.
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By default, you get 5 gigabytes of storage at no cost when you sign up for iCloud. For pricing options in the United States and around the world, check out Apple's iCloud storage plans and pricing.
My Photo Stream Pros and Cons
Advantages File sizes optimized to save space on your device.
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By default, photos are saved automatically. Photos sync on all devices with the same Apple ID.
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If you delete a photo from My Photo Stream, it's deleted only from the stream, not from devices. Disadvantages Only stores photos for 30 days. Supports only four file formats.
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No video or Live Photos. Apple is discontinuing this feature.
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When you take a picture while My Photo Stream is enabled, the photo is uploaded to the cloud, and then downloaded to other devices that use the same Apple ID. When you take a photo on your iPhone, for example, you can view it on your iPad without manually copying it to the tablet.
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You can change the default setting so that you have the option to upload photos manually. In this way, you can select the best photos and choose which friends and family can view them.
iCloud Photos Pros and Cons
Advantages Stores files indefinitely.
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Supports more file formats than My Photo Stream. Supports video and Live Photos. The number of files you can save is restricted by the amount of iCloud storage you purchased.
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Full-sized photos and videos are saved in iCloud. Entire library is available from iCloud on any device.
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Disadvantages As your library grows, you may have to purchase more iCloud storage. When you delete a file from iCloud Photos, that file is deleted on all connected devices.
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iCloud Photos, which will eventually replace My Photo Stream, gives you all the options of My Photo Stream and more. Like My Photo Stream, iCloud Photos uploads photos to the cloud and syncs those photos across all your Apple devices.
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It also downloads photos to a Mac or Windows computer. Unlike My Photo Stream, however, iCloud Photos stores video and Live Photos. It keeps a full-sized copy of the photo or video in the cloud.
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The size of your image library is limited only by the amount of iCloud storage you have. The caveat is that the larger your image library, the more storage space you'll need to buy from Apple. The prices are reasonable.
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Because iCloud Photos is a web-based storage service, you can also gain access to your photos by typing iCloud.com in a web browser address bar, then signing in with your Apple ID. In this way, you can reduce the amount of space your photos and videos take up on your mobile device by optimizing the photos for iPad or iPhone.
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The full-sized photo stays on the server, and you keep a reduced-sized version on your device.
Final Verdict Use Them Both While You Can
The only real difference here is that you'll need to move to iCloud Photos.
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If you recently created an Apple ID, you'll notice that My Photo Stream isn't an option. Only iCloud Photos gives you access to all your photos and videos from all your devices, superseding the abilities of My Photo Stream in most cases.
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For now, however, you can enable both features on your iPhone and use only My Photo Stream on your iPad. This will give you access to the latest photos on your iPad without storing every photo on your tablet. Even in optimized form, library mirroring consumes a device's limited storage space.
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Turn iCloud Photos or My Photo Stream on through the iCloud settings in the iOS or iPadOS device Settings. You can share any photo in the Photos app on your device by tapping the up icon, then selecting how you want to share. Was this page helpful?
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