How can I download my iCloud photos to my iPhone Photos app directly in chronological order?

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How can I download my iCloud photos to my iPhone Photos app directly in chronological order?

Half of my photos were automatically deleted after my iPhone was updated to iOS 17.4, and I found out that they are all stored in iCloud for some reason. So, I want to download them back. However, the only way I could find to do that is to go to the iCloud website→select 1000 photos per time→download them as a zip file to the Files app→unzip them→download them to Photos. This process is very inconvenient, and all my downloaded photos are not in chronological order in the Photos app. How can I download all my iCloud photos to my Photos app on iPhone without downloading them as zip files? Please help me because I really need those photos in the correct date order on my iPhone. I will be appreciated for any answers and solutions.

Edit: my iPhone model is 11 Pro max. Not 6 Plus.

iPhone 6 Plus

Posted on Mar 23, 2024 1:01 PM

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Answer 1

LD150

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Mar 25, 2024 2:25 AM in response to Katayamasama

If you are 100% certain that

iCloud photos is turned off currently in that device.
You are sure all of your photos are in iCloud in the correct order

then

Backup the phone (safety only)
Delete all those photos you zipped into photos app
Turn on iCloud Photos so it repopulates to the phone
Do this at your own risk after reading up on it further.

Why am I concerned?

You said "half my photos were missing" which is weird. If that is because Cloud Photos got turned off and they were still clearing - it can take a day - then we are ok.

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LD150

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Mar 24, 2024 1:49 AM in response to Katayamasama

The workflow process you used will introduce your photos as Recents and in the order you added them, meta data will be ignored, even if it still exists.

I suspect that all you needed to do originally was to turn back on iCloud Photos to sync them back, but now I would not recommend doing anything.

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Answer 3

Katayamasama Author

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Mar 24, 2024 6:10 PM in response to LD150

So you mean there's nothing I can do? :(

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How can I download my iCloud photos to my iPhone Photos app directly in chronological order?

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