Why is this being done to my photos
Why is my photos going to be taken away .
iPhone 13, iOS 16
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Why is my photos going to be taken away .
iPhone 13, iOS 16
As I'm sure you know this only affects photos that are in your My Photo Stream folder. It does not affect the photos that were taken with your camera on the device. Those photos will remain in your Library where they are now. Any photo that you took on the device will not be affected at all. It was only used when a photo was taken on one device, it could be seen on another device that had the same Apple ID. There were many limitations to My Photo Stream:
There are many ways to save a photo on another device, including AirDrop, Message, Email or importing into Photos on a Mac. With more people using the Live Photo option or taking Videos, the service did nothing for them.
As I'm sure you know this only affects photos that are in your My Photo Stream folder. It does not affect the photos that were taken with your camera on the device. Those photos will remain in your Library where they are now. Any photo that you took on the device will not be affected at all. It was only used when a photo was taken on one device, it could be seen on another device that had the same Apple ID. There were many limitations to My Photo Stream:
There are many ways to save a photo on another device, including AirDrop, Message, Email or importing into Photos on a Mac. With more people using the Live Photo option or taking Videos, the service did nothing for them.
Why is this being done to my photos