new shared album option doesn’t appear

when i press the “new album” option, all that appears is a pop up to name the new album. There’s no option for a shared album. i am using an ipad 6th gen and it’s running ios 14.6

iPad, iPadOS 14

Posted on Sep 16, 2021 8:24 AM

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Posted on Sep 16, 2021 8:48 AM

You will first have to enable it in your iphone settings


Turn on Shared Albums

  • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos, then turn on Shared Albums.
  • On your Mac, open the Photos app. From the menu bar at the top of the screen, choose Photos > Preferences. Click the iCloud tab, then select Shared Albums.
  • On your Apple TV, go to Settings > Users and Accounts > iCloud and turn on Shared Albums.
  • On your Windows PC, open iCloud for Windows and select Photos. Click the Options button to verify that Shared Albums is on, then click Apply. Learn more about sharing albums with iCloud for Windows.


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Sep 16, 2021 8:48 AM in response to jungeunbi

You will first have to enable it in your iphone settings


Turn on Shared Albums

  • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos, then turn on Shared Albums.
  • On your Mac, open the Photos app. From the menu bar at the top of the screen, choose Photos > Preferences. Click the iCloud tab, then select Shared Albums.
  • On your Apple TV, go to Settings > Users and Accounts > iCloud and turn on Shared Albums.
  • On your Windows PC, open iCloud for Windows and select Photos. Click the Options button to verify that Shared Albums is on, then click Apply. Learn more about sharing albums with iCloud for Windows.


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