Title, Caption do not transfer when a photo is shared

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Title, Caption do not transfer when a photo is shared

This is still the case even with Titles and Captions of photos modified on icloud.com/photos on a computer not being reflected on the Photos app on an iPhone and vice-versa, let alone when the photo is shared by sending a link to others.

I do not have that problem with Google Photos, which provides a field for a "description" of the photo, which is all that is needed. It also allows you to edit the photo, in every way, in the GC browser, as well as edit the name of the photo, none of which Apple does.

Have I got that wrong or am I missing a redeeming quality in Apple?

iPhone XR, iOS 16

Posted on Apr 17, 2023 1:19 PM

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toolnut Author

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Apr 18, 2023 10:13 AM in response to toolnut

I just realized one more fact. The created link in Google Photos only preserves the Description field if viewed on photos.google.com. When downloaded, that field in the jpg file is blanked: it is not transferred this way either, but this field is still viewable, from the created link, on photos.google.com.

However, the link created in icloud.com/photos of a photo with non-blank Title/Caption leads to a web page where the Title/Caption fields are blank. When downloaded from the original icloud.com/photos page (w/ non-blank Title/Caption fields), it is a jpeg image file with the Description field still blank.

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jarvil

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Jun 16, 2023 5:09 PM in response to toolnut

Shared iCloud albums have metadata stripped. When photos are imported into them from your photos application it is removed by the software. Its a PITA.

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jarvil

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Jun 16, 2023 5:07 PM in response to toolnut

Any shared album in iCloud has its metadata stripped

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SravanKrA

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Apr 18, 2023 6:10 AM in response to toolnut

In an iPhone when you enter a caption and transfer it to a Mac the caption is termed as Description see the pic below.

This may help you understand it too --> Add titles, captions, and more to photos using Photos on Mac - Apple Support

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SravanKrA

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Apr 18, 2023 8:54 AM in response to toolnut

Please see below the steps taken by me.

Added Caption on iPhone (Pic 1)
Airdropped to mac
Uploaded to iCloud Photos (Pic 2) and Title Added
See the Photos in Photos App on Mac (Pic 3)
Now you can share the Photos to iPhone using AirDrop or iMessages

Pic 1

Pic 2

Pic 3

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SravanKrA

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Apr 18, 2023 8:58 AM in response to toolnut

You mah got a faster response if you had shared.

Where did the Photos Com to iCloud Photos in the First Place?
Were they not taken on another iPhone?
Have the Photos been uploaded from Windows Laptop?
What is the image format used by you?
What was the process used to transfer to and fro from iCloud?

With the limited information that you have provided, It is hard to even guess the problems faced by you.

You may get faster and better responses to your query by --> Writing an effective Apple Support Commun… - Apple ...

Please re-post with detail so that someone else can help.

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SravanKrA

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Apr 18, 2023 9:21 AM in response to SravanKrA

You may have got a faster response if you had shared.

Where did the Photos come to iCloud Photos in the first place?
Were they not taken on another iPhone?
Have the Photos been uploaded from Windows Laptop?
What is the image format used by you?
What was the process used to transfer to and fro from iCloud?

With the limited information that you have provided, It is hard to even guess the problems faced by you.

You may get faster and better responses to your query by --> Writing an effective Apple Support Commun… - Apple ...

Please re-post with detail so that someone else can help.

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toolnut Author

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Apr 18, 2023 9:39 AM in response to SravanKrA

I only have an iPhone and a PC, not a Mac. The photos I take on my iPhone automatically get copied to iCloud, as well as to Google Photos. I can then view them on my PC on icloud.com/photos, as well as on photos.google.com; as I pointed out earlier, the latter gives me a lot more options.

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toolnut Author

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Apr 18, 2023 9:47 AM in response to SravanKrA

The photos are jpg format.
Yes, I have a Windows laptop ("PC").
The sharing was tried two ways

1. Using the icloud.com/photos Share button to create a link to paste in an email
2. Using the photos.google.com Share button to create a link to paste in an email

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Answer 10

Jun 25, 2024 2:34 PM in response to jarvil

Grrr. You can say that again ...

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