How do I stop photos from syncing between iPad and iPhone

dawne119 wrote:

The iCloud Photo Library is turned on in the iPad, as well as iCloud Photo Sharing.

We just want to keep the iPad photos on the iPad, and the iPhone photos on the iPhone.

With iCloud P.L. enabled your photos will auto sync to all devices that have it on. That's why I suggested that you read the iCloud P.L FAQ. Turn iCloud P.L. Off and the photos will stay where they were taken.... 🙂

Your two requests are somewhat counter intuitive

iCloud IS a syncing mechanism - for the most part

To stop the sync - Settings - Photos - MyPhotoStream - toggle to OFF

I suggest that you read these two articles for details of the iCloud Photo Library and My Photo Stream. They should help explain the options.

iCloud Photo Library FAQ - Apple Support

My Photo Stream FAQ - Apple Support

dawne119 wrote:

Two questions:

1) Can someone please give me step by step instructions on how to STOP my iPad photos from showing up on my iPhone?

2) Is there a way to the photos on each device go to iCloud, without them appearing on each device?

1. On the iPad go to Settings>iCloud>Photos>My Photo Stream>Off. The photos on your iPad will stay on your iPad only.
2. No you can not send photos to iCloud without them appearing on all devices. The only way to send photos to iCloud is by using iCloud Photo Library which then makes photos appear on all devices signed into iCloud.