See shared albums on iCloud.com?

I often work on a Windows 7 PC and sometimes like to see my iPhone's iOS documents via my browser pointing to icloud.com. When I click on the Photos button, however, there doesn't seem to be any way to see my shared albums. The 'albums' that I can see are only the albums local to my iPhone in my Photo Library, not the shared albums in iCloud.


I know I can go into Windows Explorer and click on 'iCloud Photos' and then click on 'Shared', and it does show me my shared albums. But I'd like to use my browser to see them. Any thoughts on this?

iPhone 5s, iOS 9.3.1

Posted on Jul 25, 2016 10:38 PM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2017 9:53 AM

I think it'd ridiculous that I have to SEND MYSELF a link in order to view a shared album via web browser instead of being to access it from my iCloud account. Absolutely insane that we have to do a dumb workaround like this to see shared albums via browser. Why on earth isn't there a "shared album" folder under the Albums folder tree.

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Aug 14, 2017 9:53 AM in response to rick7

I think it'd ridiculous that I have to SEND MYSELF a link in order to view a shared album via web browser instead of being to access it from my iCloud account. Absolutely insane that we have to do a dumb workaround like this to see shared albums via browser. Why on earth isn't there a "shared album" folder under the Albums folder tree.

Jun 26, 2017 7:52 AM in response to rick7

I know this is an old thread.

But I wanted to get my vote in that this seems like it would be a simple feature and awesome addition to icloud.com. Make it seamless as to whether I am on my device or a browser - have 'Shared' as an option to see what has been shared with me _in icloud.com_

AND include the pics that others have shared in Albums that I started.

No brainer from a usability and customer experience perspective.

Jul 26, 2016 12:42 PM in response to LACAllen

Thanks. I discovered I actually can do this easily by going into the shared album on the Photos app, tapping 'Share Link' and sending an email to myself with the link. I click on the link, and it loads up my PC's browser and displays my photos on iCloud.com. So non-Apple subscribers do view them on iCloud.com, and they see it exactly as I just did, on iCloud.com. The URL that they use -- with their own Apple ID and password -- is exactly the same as I use in this way. For some reason Apple just doesn't make this simple process available directly from the owner's iCloud.com 'home page'. You just have to do it in a roundabout way.

Jun 28, 2017 12:50 AM in response to PleaseLetMeGetAUsernameThatIsAvailableSInceAllUsernamesSayAvailableButLaterSayAlreadyTaken

Not showing the shared albums the same as they are shown in Photos is one thing, but at least I should be able to see the photos anyway?? Now in icloud.com I cannot see even the photos from the shared album, and I cannot really understand what is the logic which photos are shown in icloud.com and which photos are not.

Sep 13, 2017 3:37 PM in response to LACAllen

We understand this is not a built in feature of the iCloud website, but is the real answer that is is due to security, or is it a nudge to get people to alter all their devices to be an apple that can then run the iPhoto app? After all, you can give permission to others to post and edit photos on a shared folder, and other secure items are accessible in iCloud. Don't worry, we still love you Apple.

Oct 31, 2017 11:52 AM in response to Kenn19

This helps me to stop trying to figure it out for the last 2 hours how to share from icloud.com - I added a title/caption to each of the photos I wanted to Share from icloud.com (as I saw no way to add titles to photos on the iphone app) - so I see now it's a moot point to ever title each one prior to trying to share, because it's impossible fo share from icloud.com, if they can't be shared from icloud.com and the titles don't push down pack to the photos on the iPhone app... then I have to ask, why is the title/caption feature even there for photos on icloud.com? These titles don't get downloaded with the photo either? Where would the titles/captions ever show up?

Jul 26, 2016 12:50 PM in response to rick7

Yes. They see it on iCloud.com, but not while signed in to your iCloud.com account. Two separate "spaces"


The entire shared album "feature" is not visible while you are signed in to your iCloud.com account, so there is nowhere within your icloud.com account to show you the link. It is only visible in the Photos app.


Not roundabout. By design.

Jul 26, 2016 1:20 PM in response to LACAllen

I think I'm understanding you. Even though I can easily view my shared album in my web browser at URL


icould.com/sharedalbum/#whateverURL


and my non-Apple users would be viewing it via the exact same URL, those are two separate "spaces"


You're saying that even though I can view my shared album on my web browser, the shared album "feature" is not available.


Is that right?


The roundabout is in bypassing the fact that the shared album "feature" is not available and simply using my web browser like anyone else would to view my album. I'm sure the fact that I have to use this roundabout to see my shared album in my browser is by design.

Jul 26, 2016 1:42 PM in response to rick7

You're saying that even though I can view my shared album on my web browser, the shared album "feature" is not available.


Is that right?


No. It's not visible from within your iCloud.com account.


Shared albums are managed from within the Photos app. You can create and manage regular albums on icloud.com, but not shared albums.


The bottom line is, in order to manage, in whatever way you wish, Shared Albums, you do that in your Photos app, not from within your iCloud.com account.

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