In this tutorial, we show you how to access photos and videos on iCloud via your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Furthermore, we also explain how to access iCloud Photos on any web browser and even select and download the pictures locally. Show Here’s how you can ensure iCloud Photos is switched on. After that, you can access the pictures saved there.
An important thing to note: Once you enable iCloud Photos, all existing and new pictures from the iPhone Photos app will upload to iCloud. This will quickly fill up your iCloud storage if you are on the free 5 GB tier. So, if you do not want that to happen but still wish to get some old photos from iCloud, use it in a browser. Related: Effective ways to free up iCloud storage on iPhone and Mac How to see photos on iCloud on your MacEvery Mac running OS X Yosemite (released in 2014) to the latest macOS Monterey has the Photos app that is similar to its counterpart on iPhone. Before 2014, Mac had iPhoto. You can enable and access iCloud Photos inside the Mac’s Photos app. Once you do that, all your images and videos from your other Apple devices like iPhone and iPad will appear here and vice versa.
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How to access photos on iCloud via a web browserYou can also access your pictures saved on iCloud via a web browser on Mac, Windows PC, iPad, and iPhone. Here’s how.
If you would like to restore deleted photos, go to Recently Deleted on iCloud.com. If you act within 30 days, you can retrieve the deleted images and videos. Now you know how to access photos on iCloud via various Apple devices and the web. You can also download iCloud for Windows to have all the iCloud Photos on your PC. As mentioned, iCloud Photos will fill up the 5 GB free iCloud tier quickly. In this situation, you can either turn off this feature by following the same steps or buy iCloud+ which gives you 50 GB up to 2 TB of iCloud space. What to do if you do not see iCloud Photos
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How do I move pictures from iPhone to iCloud?On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Go to Settings > [your name]. Tap iCloud. Tap Photos, then turn on iCloud Photos.
Why are my iCloud Photos not showing on my iPhone?iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Check that Wi-Fi is on and you have an internet connection. Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos. Make sure Upload to My Photo Stream is turned on. If you don't see this option, turn on iCloud Photos to keep your photos and videos in iCloud instead.
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