Viewing shared photos through iCloud

I'm logged in to iCloud on my PC. Can I view a shared photo album which was shared with me on my iphone? I can see the photos on my phone but am trying to use my large screen PC to view the pics without having to download them on my phone first.

Posted on Mar 29, 2020 2:08 PM

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LACAllen

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Mar 30, 2020 3:37 AM in response to jonathanappleid

Shared albums are not visible on iCloud.

They are stored in Apple's space, not yours.

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