Q: Question about iCloud Photo Library and choosing what shows up on iPhone.
I recently began exploring options regarding Cloud photo storage. I have a LOT of photos (****) and what I want is to have them available wherever I go! I've tried Dropbox, google drive, OneDrive, Amazon Drive, and even Facebook photo albums. I loved Dropbox but decided the amount of storage I needed wasn't worth the price. I've decided that iCloud Photo Library makes the most sense for me to use; since all my devices are Apple, and if I need additional storage the price options are the most sensible.
So I began using iCloud photo library. I turned it on on all my devices, and began importing photos from my external hard drive. The problem that I'm coming across however is that now, when I go to my Photos app on my iPhone and click "All Photos", they are ALL there. Every photo that I've taken between 2006 and now. That isn't what I want. I want to be able to have my Camera Roll separate from where all of these photos are stored. Ideally I would like them to be a little more private, maybe even password protected.
So my question is, is there any way for me to have my photos accessible on my phone (pre-downloaded so it's not like I have to wait for them to download each time), but not meshed with my Camera Roll photos?
Any advice is appreciated! Thank you!
iPhone 5, iOS 8
Posted on Sep 1, 2016 3:09 PM
Sorry but that is not currently an option with iCloud Photo Library. See the following from Get help with your iCloud Photo Library - Apple Support
After you turn on iCloud Photo Library, the Camera Roll album is replaced with an All Photos album. The All Photos album gives you the same compact scroll view, now with all your photos and videos organized by the date you add them.
You may want to create Albums and include the photos in a specific album. You would however have to manually move new photos to the album in question.
Posted on Sep 1, 2016 4:45 PM