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Learn what to do if photos aren't showing upwards in My Photo Stream on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Apple Tv set.

I don't see photos from My Photograph Stream on my iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Apple TV

If you turned on My Photograph Stream on all of your devices, your concluding 30 days of photos are available in the My Photo Stream anthology then that yous tin view or add them to your library on each device.* If y'all recently created your Apple ID, My Photograph Stream might non be available. Utilise iCloud Photos to go on your photos and videos in iCloud. Learn more well-nigh iCloud Photos and My Photo Stream.

If y'all can't find your My Photo Stream images in the Photos app, follow these steps on each of your devices:

iPhone, iPad, or iPod bear upon

  1. Tap Settings > Wi-Fi on all of your devices. Cheque that Wi-Fi is on and you have an net connection.
  2. Tap Settings > [your proper noun] > iCloud > Photos. Brand sure Upload to My Photo Stream is turned on. If you don't meet this selection, turn on iCloud Photos to keep your photos and videos in iCloud instead.
  3. On the device that captured the photo that y'all're looking for, close the Camera app. (Aught uploads to My Photo Stream until y'all do.)
  4. Come across if your iOS device is beneath twenty% battery power. If it is, My Photo Stream disables itself temporarily to salve battery life.

Mac

  1. Make sure that your Mac is connected to the cyberspace.
  2. From your Mac, choose Apple menu  > Arrangement Preferences, so click iCloud. Brand certain that you're signed in with the same Apple ID on all of your supported devices.
  3. Open the Photos app. And so choose Photos > Preferences. Click iCloud (or Photograph Stream).
  4. Make sure that My Photo Stream is selected. If y'all don't see this option, plow on iCloud Photos to keep your photos and videos in iCloud instead.
  5. On the device that captured the photo that yous're looking for, shut the Camera app. (Nothing uploads to My Photo Stream until y'all exercise.)

Apple Telly

  1. In Settings > Network > Wi-Fi, check that Wi-Fi is on and you lot have an internet connection.
  2. In Settings > Accounts > iCloud, check that My Photo Stream is on.
  3. On the device that captured the photo that you're looking for, close the Photographic camera app. (Nothing uploads to My Photo Stream until you do.) If y'all nevertheless don't see all of your My Photo Stream photos, it might be due to storage capacity on your Apple Idiot box.

* For iCloud to share photos or videos with your other Apple devices, you lot need to sign in to iCloud with the aforementioned Apple tree ID on every device.

I run into different photos in the My Photograph Stream album on each of my devices

Your device keeps upward to 1,000 photos, even if they're older than 30 days. Photos older than 30 days are removed from iCloud, so depending on when you enabled My Photo Stream, your devices might not have the same photos. Due to chapters, your Apple tree TV might display merely your most contempo photos.

Follow these steps to delete older photos from My Photo Stream and put your most current photos on all of your devices:

  1. If you have photos in the My Photo Stream album that yous want to keep, salve them to your device. Then salvage copies of your photos and other data.
  2. Plough off My Photo Stream. Here'south how:
    • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod impact, tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos and plow off Upload to My Photo Stream.
    • On your Mac with macOS Catalina or later, open up the Photos app, then in the bill of fare bar, choose Photos > Preferences. Click iCloud, and plow off My Photograph Stream.
    • On your Apple TV, get to Settings > Accounts > iCloud and turn off Upload to My Photo Stream.
  3. Confirm that y'all want to Delete Photos.
  4. Turn on My Photo Stream again.
  5. Repeat these steps for each device.

I don't meet my imported photos in My Photograph Stream

  1. Make sure that your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac has an active internet connection.
  2. Bank check if you're using iCloud Photos in the Photos app. If you lot turned on iCloud Photos, photos from other devices using My Photo Stream won't appear on your device.

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