Hi,
I recently got a new iPhone and am using the same apple ID as my old phone. I don't want my old photos to transfer over to the new phone - BUT want to make sure iCloud is enabled so any new photos are stored in the cloud.
Is this possible? I can't find an answer anywhere. It talks about turning off iCloud - but I want my new phone photos to still be saved.
If you turn on iCloud Photos on the new iPhone, the photos on iCloud will sync with the new phone. There is no option to prevent that. You can potentially reduce the storage space required by turning on the Optimize Storage option. See: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support
The other possibility would be to explore 3rd party storage services which do have options to keep photos in their cloud storage without having a local copy on the phone. They included Google Photos and Dropbox.
If you turn on iCloud Photos on the new iPhone, the photos on iCloud will sync with the new phone. There is no option to prevent that. You can potentially reduce the storage space required by turning on the Optimize Storage option. See: Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support
The other possibility would be to explore 3rd party storage services which do have options to keep photos in their cloud storage without having a local copy on the phone. They included Google Photos and Dropbox.
nrg91 wrote:
Seems like the only way to avoid it is a second Apple ID!
For me that would result in significant other issues and isn't something I would do.
Personally, using a 3rd party cloud service for photos would be preferable (if Optimizing Storage wasn't a satisfactory solution).
Seems like the only way to avoid it is a second Apple ID!
Keep iCloud upload on new phone, but not download old photos
