Shared Album content isn't automatically backed up. If you want to save a photo or video from a Shared Album, add it to your photo library before you back up your device. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Tap the photo, then tap the Share button , then tap Save Image.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
The photos and videos in your Shared Albums are kept in iCloud, but they don't count against your iCloud storage limit.
Please make sure you've turned on iCloud Shared Albums on iPhone: Go to the Settings app > [your name] > iCloud > Photos, then toggle on Shared Albums. You also need to make sure that iCloud Photos is enabled. Before getting photos and videos from shared albums on iPhone, you'll need to accept the Shared Album invite.
Shared albums do not take up space on your iPhone. If you have iCloud Photos enabled, you have the option to optimize the storage on your iPhone to free up space on the device.
Shared albums do not take up space on your iPhone. If you have iCloud Photos enabled, you have the option to optimize the storage on your iPhone to free up space on the device.
Manage your likes and comments
Use Shared Albums on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Tap Photos. Tap the Albums tab. Tap a Shared Album, then go to the People tab.
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
Just select the photos or videos that you want to send, tap the share icon in the bottom-left corner, and choose the app that you want to use to share. Just note, images texted to Android phones might be very low resolution due to compression. You also have the option to send an iCloud link via Mail or Messages.
Tap the Share button in the bottom-left corner of the screen. (It looks like a square with an arrow pointing out.) In the Share Sheet's actions menu, select Hide.
Tap the pictures you want to hide. Tap the Share button in the bottom-left corner of the screen. (It looks like a square with an arrow pointing out.) In the Share Sheet's actions menu, select Hide.
Helpful answers
Create a new shared album
Shared albums are very different from standard albums and smart albums. The photos in a Shared album are new files created from the versions in your Photos Library. The size of the shared photo or video is usually smaller, optimized for sharing. The shared photos are stored in iCloud for syncing.