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The phone number invited cannot receive shared album invitations

iCloud photo sharing invites sent to a phone number get an error message saying that the phone number invited to the album cannot receive shared album invitations. The phone number is associated to the apple ID. Any suggestions?

iPhone 4, iOS 7.1.2

Posted on Dec 21, 2014 9:43 AM

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Posted on Aug 18, 2015 10:36 AM

Any other ideas? Both by brother and his wife "cannot receive shared photo invitations" -- her's is definitely set to share in settings. His "failed" to send invite. Both have iPhones with new iOS. Works fine between my wife and I...

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Dec 22, 2014 2:31 PM in response to texanusa

Hi texanusa,

Happy Holidays! If the phone number can't be used to share an album, try sending the invitation to an email address instead.

iCloud Photo Sharing FAQ - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202786



Invitations to your shared album can be sent to a person’s email address or a phone number used for iMessage. Learn more about creating a shared album. iCloud: Create a shared album

iCloud: Create a shared album
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12068


On an iOS 8 device


  1. In the Photos app, tap Shared at the bottom of the screen, tap Sharing at the top of the screen, then tap New Shared Album.

    If you don’t have any shared albums yet, tap Shared at the bottom of the screen, then tap Create New Album.

  2. Enter a name for your shared album, then tap Next.

    User uploaded file
  3. Invite people to subscribe by entering their email addresses or tapping the Add button User uploaded file to select from your contacts, then tap Create.

  4. To let people view your shared album on the web, tap the album in the Shared Albums list, tap People, then turn on Public Website. To send the shared album’s web address to friends, tap Share Link.

I hope this information helps ....


- Judy

The phone number invited cannot receive shared album invitations

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