Ok I have set up icloud on all my devices, i am only using an imac with lepoard and iphoto 11 can i set up icloud photo streeam on this computer or iphoto. i can not seem to see it working.
regards
jason
iPhoto '11, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
icloud requires OSX 10.7.2 "lion". Photostream, a feature of the icloud needs additionally either iPhoto 11 updated version 9.2.x or Aperture 3.2.x.
Snow Leopard runs these apps but not the cloud, therefore the photostream option isn't present in the apps if they are executed in older OS then 10.7.2.
In other words : not possible .
Message was edited by: Sjazbec
thanks for that. That seems a little naughty by apple, bringing this great service but making you upgrade to lion, which unfortunatly due to me having an older imac i can not upgrade
If a Mac wont run Lion, then Apple wants you to buy new hardware.
Like it or hate it, but that decision has been made at Apple obviously, because no update or backport that would enable older OS to participate in iCloud is available.
iCloud is baked deeply into iOS5 and Lion, both are shared by the same codebase which is Darwin version 11 , more or less Lion for Desktops and Lion for iphones if you want so. Either there is a technical thing that demands this specific OS version or it is a marketing decision. At least Apple markets iCloud as a feature of the new iPhones/iPods, so they see it tied to minimum iOS5 which itself is like I said the "slimmed down" mobile Lion OS.
Concerning SnowLeopard or even Leopard Apple is absolutely silent when it comes to iCloud.
This is very frustrating, I have a MacBook Air with OSX 10.6.8 but can not use My Photo Stream, but I can easily download it and install it on a Windows Laptop? REALLY Apple?! My last hope is that when I upgrade to Maverick (if it works on my Air) I can sync with my iPhone and iPads, otherwise, my Windows 8 machine seems to sync better with my portable iDevices.
Even the oldest MacBook Air (2008) can run Lion 10.7.5 which is the lowest system version that can use iCloud and Photo Stream. All other Airs (late 2008 and later) can run Mt. Lion so all you have to do is upgrade your MBA to either Lion or Mt. Lion and you can use Photo Steam.
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Icloud phot straming on mac osc 10.6.8
