Question about Shared Photo Library

I joined my husbands Shared Photo Library, now all my "favorites" are no longer on my phone, they are now on his phone. How is this even possible and how do I get my favorites back on my phone?

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Posted on Dec 22, 2023 8:26 AM

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Posted on Dec 23, 2023 3:44 PM

Here's a way it could be possible:

IF you chose to add all or most of your photos to your husband's shared library when you joined it,

AND if ALL of your "favorites" were among the photos you contributed to the shared library,

AND if your phone is currently viewing your PRIVATE library INSTEAD of either the shared library or both libraries,

THEN none of your favorites would be visible to you.


If that is the reason, switch your phone to view both libraries. You might want to duplicate the favorite photos and move the duplicates back to your private library so they are still visible when you are viewing only your private library.

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Dec 23, 2023 3:44 PM in response to julie.delmonte

Here's a way it could be possible:

IF you chose to add all or most of your photos to your husband's shared library when you joined it,

AND if ALL of your "favorites" were among the photos you contributed to the shared library,

AND if your phone is currently viewing your PRIVATE library INSTEAD of either the shared library or both libraries,

THEN none of your favorites would be visible to you.


If that is the reason, switch your phone to view both libraries. You might want to duplicate the favorite photos and move the duplicates back to your private library so they are still visible when you are viewing only your private library.

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