iCloud photo download date mismatch with iPhone

I want to download the photos from the ICloud with the same date that is in the IPhone. But I have same photos and videos from another person and the date is from the transfer of the data. I want that date continues but when I download them, the date is the date of the download


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iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 11, 2024 2:37 PM

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Posted on Dec 12, 2024 11:53 AM

How are you looking at the date? If you look at the date with a File Management system, like Mac's Finder, then it may show you the File creation date. But if you look at a photo management system or photo editor like Photos, it should show the picture creation date.


Here's a picture that I just downloaded from iCloud:


The Finder shows that the File was created today:


But when I look in the Mac picture app, Preview, it shows

the date I took the picture.


So the "capture" date is there in the iCloud download, but you may be using an app that looks for a different date.

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Dec 12, 2024 11:53 AM in response to joaquim capela

How are you looking at the date? If you look at the date with a File Management system, like Mac's Finder, then it may show you the File creation date. But if you look at a photo management system or photo editor like Photos, it should show the picture creation date.


Here's a picture that I just downloaded from iCloud:


The Finder shows that the File was created today:


But when I look in the Mac picture app, Preview, it shows

the date I took the picture.


So the "capture" date is there in the iCloud download, but you may be using an app that looks for a different date.

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