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Find out what to exercise if photos aren't appearing in My Photo Stream on your iPhone, iPad, iPod affect, Mac or Apple Television receiver.

I can't see photos from My Photo Stream on my iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or Apple Television set

If you've turned on My Photograph Stream on all of your devices, your photos from the last thirty days will be available in the My Photo Stream anthology then you can view or add them to your library on each device.* If you've recently created your Apple tree ID, My Photo Stream may not be bachelor. Apply iCloud Photos to keep your photos and videos in iCloud. Find out more about iCloud Photos and My Photo Stream.

If you tin can't discover your My Photo Stream images in the Photos app, follow these steps on each of your devices:

iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

  1. Tap Settings > Wi-Fi on all of your devices. Check that Wi-Fi is turned on and you have an Internet connection.
  2. Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos. Make certain Upload to My Photo Stream is turned on. If you can't run across this option, plough on iCloud Photos to keep your photos and videos in iCloud instead.
  3. On the device that captured the photo you lot're looking for, shut the Camera app. (Nothing will be uploaded to My Photo Stream until you've done this.)
  4. Come across if your iOS device is below xx% battery power. If it is, My Photo Stream will disable itself temporarily to save battery life.

Mac

  1. Make sure your Mac is connected to the Net.
  2. From your Mac, choose Apple tree menu  > System Preferences, then click iCloud. Brand sure you're signed in with the aforementioned Apple ID on all of your supported devices.
  3. Open the Photos app. Then choose Photos > Preferences. Click iCloud (or Photo Stream).
  4. Brand sure My Photo Stream is selected. If you can't see this selection, turn on iCloud Photos to proceed your photos and videos in iCloud instead.
  5. On the device that captured the photo you're looking for, close the Camera app. (Goose egg will be uploaded to My Photo Stream until you've done this.)

Apple TV

  1. In Settings > Network > Wi-Fi, check that Wi-Fi is turned on and you lot take an Internet connection.
  2. In Settings > Accounts > iCloud, check that My Photo Stream is turned on.
  3. On the device that captured the photo you're looking for, close the Photographic camera app. (Zippo volition exist uploaded to My Photo Stream until you've done this.) If you lot still can't meet all of your My Photo Stream photos, information technology may be due to the storage chapters of your Apple tree Idiot box.

* For iCloud to share photos or videos with your other Apple devices, you'll need to sign in to iCloud with the same Apple tree ID on every device.

I see unlike photos in the My Photograph Stream album on each of my devices

Your device volition proceed up to 1,000 photos, even if they're older than 30 days. Photos older than xxx days will exist removed from iCloud, so depending on when you enabled My Photo Stream, your devices may not accept the same photos. Due to capacity, your Apple TV may only brandish your about recent photos.

Follow these steps to delete older photos from My Photo Stream and put your almost current photos on all of your devices:

  1. If you have photos in the My Photograph Stream album that you want to keep, relieve them to your device. So salvage copies of your photos and other information.
  2. Plow off My Photo Stream. Hither'south how:
    • On your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch on, tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos and turn off Upload to My Photo Stream.
    • On your Mac with macOS Catalina or later, open the Photos app, and then in the menu bar, cull Photos > Preferences. Click iCloud, and turn off My Photograph Stream.
    • On your Apple Tv set, go to Settings > Accounts > iCloud and turn off Upload to My Photo Stream.
  3. Confirm that you lot want to delete photos.
  4. Plough on My Photo Stream once again.
  5. Echo these steps for each device.

I can't run across my imported photos in My Photo Stream

  1. Make sure your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac has an agile Internet connection.
  2. Check if you're using iCloud Photos in the Photos app. If you've turned on iCloud Photos, photos from other devices using My Photo Stream won't appear on your device.

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