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It appears to me that I can only view my photos in the Photos app when connected to the internet. If I am not connected with wifi and tap on a picture, I cannot view it in full resolution. Is this the normal setup/process with the Photos app? If so, is there a way that I can download individual photos and keep them on my device or do I have to download all my photos?
iPad Pro (3rd generation)
Thanks for posting in the Apple Support Communities jefffrominvers,
The following steps explain how to Download iCloud photos and videos on your iPad Pro.
How to download photos and videos from iCloud.com
If you want to save copies of your photos and videos from iCloud.com to your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or your Mac or PC, follow these steps.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
1. On iCloud.com, tap Photos.
2. Tap Select, then tap a photo or video. To select multiple photos or videos, tap more than one. To select your entire library, tap Select All.
3. Tap the more button.
4. Choose Download, then tap Download to confirm.
If your photos download as a ZIP archive, learn how to uncompress the folder on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
How to download photos and videos from the Photos app
If you want to download a full-size copy of your photos and videos from the Photos app to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 10.3 or later or iPadOS, or your Mac with OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 or later, follow these steps.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
1. Go to Settings > [your name].
2. Tap iCloud, then tap Photos.
3. Select Download and Keep Originals.
Cheers!
Thanks for posting in the Apple Support Communities jefffrominvers,
The following steps explain how to Download iCloud photos and videos on your iPad Pro.
How to download photos and videos from iCloud.com
If you want to save copies of your photos and videos from iCloud.com to your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or your Mac or PC, follow these steps.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
1. On iCloud.com, tap Photos.
2. Tap Select, then tap a photo or video. To select multiple photos or videos, tap more than one. To select your entire library, tap Select All.
3. Tap the more button
4. Choose Download, then tap Download to confirm.
If your photos download as a ZIP archive, learn how to uncompress the folder on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
How to download photos and videos from the Photos app
If you want to download a full-size copy of your photos and videos from the Photos app to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with iOS 10.3 or later or iPadOS, or your Mac with OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 or later, follow these steps.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
1. Go to Settings > [your name].
2. Tap iCloud, then tap Photos.
3. Select Download and Keep Originals.
Cheers!
Thank you for the information. One question re downloading from the Photos app, I cannot see how to download just a selection of photos - it seems to download all of my photos. Is it possible to download just selected photos?
As you observed, "Download and Keep Originals" is all-or-nothing, but the opposite setting does not force photos into immediate optimization. If you trigger Photos to download the full-resolution copies of one or more photos by viewing them in high resolution or editing them (while connected to the Internet), Photos should leave them on your device unless and until it thinks that storage is getting scarce on your device.
Unfortunately, it is completely automatic, with no settings or indicators to let you know what is going on. If you can keep enough free space (whatever "enough" means to Photos), you will probably not lose the downloads, but you won't know you've lost them until you need them and they aren't there.
How to View photos when not connected to the internet
