how do i view my icloud photos on. my iphone.or can you only view them on a computor

Can you view I cloud photos on iPhone or can you only view the on a computor

iPhone 7, iOS 12

Posted on May 4, 2019 5:23 PM

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Posted on May 4, 2019 6:46 PM

If you have iCloud Photos turned on, the photos on the device are the same as on iCloud, with the possible exception that some of them may be space-saving optimized versions if you have that option turned on. You view them in the Photos app on an iOS device. You can also use a computer (or force a mobile browser to access the desktop site) and login to icloud.com and go to the Photos app there. See: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


iCloud.com is not designed for access by a mobile browser but you can force Safari on a mobile device by first attempting to go there and then touch and hold the semicircular refresh icon in the address bar until "Request Desktop Site" appears.


If you didn't have iCloud Photos turned on but do have an iCloud backup, you can restore the entire phone (not just the photos) from iCloud but you cannot otherwise view the contents of the backup. iCloud: Restore or set up iOS devices from an iCloud backup





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May 4, 2019 6:46 PM in response to Deb1987

If you have iCloud Photos turned on, the photos on the device are the same as on iCloud, with the possible exception that some of them may be space-saving optimized versions if you have that option turned on. You view them in the Photos app on an iOS device. You can also use a computer (or force a mobile browser to access the desktop site) and login to icloud.com and go to the Photos app there. See: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support


iCloud.com is not designed for access by a mobile browser but you can force Safari on a mobile device by first attempting to go there and then touch and hold the semicircular refresh icon in the address bar until "Request Desktop Site" appears.


If you didn't have iCloud Photos turned on but do have an iCloud backup, you can restore the entire phone (not just the photos) from iCloud but you cannot otherwise view the contents of the backup. iCloud: Restore or set up iOS devices from an iCloud backup





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