I have iCloud on my MacBook. How do I set up a connection between my iPhone and MacBook so photos from phone go into ICloud ?

How do I set settings for my iPhone and my Mac so that photos on phone go automatically to iCloud+ on notebook?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Jul 9, 2022 12:30 PM

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pjswiz

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Jul 9, 2022 12:33 PM in response to judithfromjanesville

Please refer to the following support pages for help setting up iCloud on your devices:

I hope this helps you!

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