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  1. Morac

    Can’t create photo memories 4 days after restore says still analyzing photos

    My M4 ipad Pro had been able to create memories after updating to iPadOS 26, but I did a restore on it to try and fix a different issue. That was on Tuesday. It’s now Saturday and I still can’t create memories on it as it says it’s unavailable until there are more photos and videos available...
  2. jdavid_rp

    iPhone 15/Plus Night mode: Adobe Indigo VS Apple Camera

    I just wanted to share some comparisons between the adobe app Project Indigo and the iOS native camera. using a MagSafe tripod to keep it steady so both apps could use the longest exposure time. I was the most surprised with the pic that shows the yellow cart, both on autofocus. I tried to tap...
  3. bobbytomorow

    Prevent Camera App From Dimming Pictures of Screens?

    I've had this issue for years now and never have figured out how to prevent the camera app from auto dimming (and making warmer) pictures I take of screens turned on. For example if I take a picture of a laptop with its display off the image will be normal but if I take a picture with is display...
  4. luisadastwin

    Photos and videos date on iPhone vs PC

    Photos and Videos on iPhone have a specific Date of when they were taken. And I take it very seriously. When I use iCloud for Windows, I can't seem to find a FIELD of the file that truly represents that date. Sometimes it is on the "Date taken". Sometimes that field is empty. And sometimes the...
  5. 2024

    Photos Shared-Library Question

    I have a question re the storage implications of combining two personal photos libraries into one shared library. This would involve two iPhones, each with its own account and photos library. Each of these libraries (let’s say they’re 30GB and 50GB respectively) is duplicated in its own user...
  6. B

    Duplicates in Photos on Mac

    Hi All, Could someone please help me understand how to tell Photo's, that two photo's which it thinks are duplicates, are not? I can't find anything in the Photo's help. Cheers.
  7. M

    ProRAW Photos Soften Drastically Upon Editing - Anyone Else?

    Hi everyone, I've noticed something that's a bit frustrating with ProRAW photos on my iPhone 16 Pro Max. When I view a ProRAW image in the Photos app, it initially appears sharp and well-processed, almost like a really good HEIF Max image. However, the instant I tap "Edit," the image softens...
  8. hot_ham_water

    22D72 (18.3.1) icloud photo sync hangs with most recent video

    Running 22D72 (18.3.1) on 15 pro max. Plenty of storage on phone and in icloud. Phone is on power (70%), and connected to wifi with airplane mode enabled to narrow this down, since all of the apple support pages say wifi is required to sync, even tho prior to this, cellular was working fine for...
  9. maverick28

    Aperture 3.5 and iPhoto 9.5 no longer connect to iCloud Photos

    Hello, After reformatting the drive and reinstalling Mavericks, I cannot start using my Shared Streams, which require iCloud. Aperture tells me to sign into iCloud despite my being signed into it. I use two Apple ID accounts; however, until the drive reformation, I had no issues using the...
  10. maxoakland

    Why is photos taking up so much space?

    Photos is taking up a ton more space than I want. I have optimize photo storage on so I’d expect iCloud to remove the photos when my storage gets too full. Right now it’s telling me I can’t update my phone because there’s not enough storage to download the update. It’s been saying that since...
  11. Z

    Airdropped pics now buried in camera roll. Any suggestions?

    Since this iOS 18 update and the change to the photos app I’ve noticed that if I airdrop a pic from my Mac to my iPhone the pic falls into my camera roll by date, making it tough to find. Prior to iOS 18, any pic I airdropped was my newest pic in my camera roll and easy to find. Now, if the pic...
  12. C0ncreteBl0nde

    Weekly Photo Contest | December 5 - December 12 | December Holidays

    I find my theme to be quite trite and predictable this week, but I can't get it out of my head. This year has been hard and I'm trying to drum up some holiday spirit wherever I might find it and this seems like the perfect place to do so. December Holiday Photographs. I can hear it now: "I KNEW...
  13. O

    Photos app - search using “home” location

    Hey all, I did a clean iOS setup when I bought an iPhone 16 Pro 2 weeks ago. I logged in using iCloud (no backup) and restored all my photos. Today, after 2 weeks, I wanted to find a photo using the word "home" but it did not work. Also, I tried to enter my street name. It did not work as...
  14. LeonardZ

    Photos not saving/syncing iPhone 16 Pro

    Upgraded to the iPhone 16 Pro Max and I have noticed since day one it has been having issues syncing photos with iCloud. It stays stuck on the initial uploading screen with an all the images left to sync. The only way to fix this is to fully restart the phone. Also on some images I get the...
  15. N

    Photos app not downloading originals from icloud iOS 18.01

    My wifes iPhone was set to optimized storage for photos app. She recorded a video at 1080. I switched her setting to download originals from icloud earlier today. The phone has been connected to power. She sent me the video, 720x1280 and only 12mbs. Her phone is not downloading originals...
  16. cruelfoolish

    My Apple Watch counts 15 photos but I don't have any synchronized

    I have seen in the Apple community that there are reports that this has been happening for many years, has Apple still not solved it? Does it happen to anyone else? Is there a solution?
  17. K

    Image capture detecting multiple files for the same photo after updating to iOS 18?

    Hello, I updated my Mac to sequoia and my phone to iOS 18. When I import my photos off my phone using image capture it appears that there are a lot more files generated than normal. When I took a video on iOS 17 and the past version of macOS and tapped the white circle on my phone to take a...
  18. fryfrkhlly

    iPhone 16 Pro 🌍 📱 Photos taken with iPhone 16 Pro / Pro Max 🌟 - Worldwide - (2024-2025)

    Greetings all, Welcome to the New iPhone 16 Pro / iPhone 16 Pro Max photos up thread. Peaople in Australia and New Zealand will be receiving their brand new iPhone 16 Pro's by now! Please post all your photos taken from iPhone 16 Pro / iPhone 16 Pro Max here. Are you ready? 🙌🏻
  19. Apple_Glen_UK

    iPhone Shortcut to save photos to a specific album?

    I’ve just started a trial of the Halide photo app. I’m trying to figure out how photos I take with it can automatically be added to an album which I’ve called ‘Halide’ in the Photos app. I’m sure there’s probably a way of doing this with Shortcuts, but I’ve absolutely no idea how. Can anyone...
  20. XavierScott

    Merging Multiple Photos Databases (External + iCloud)

    I am sure a variation of this request has come up in the past but since software and hardware change so fast, I thought I'd try to be concise and break it down as best as possible. The problem is: I have 2 Photos databases - one is on an external HD and the other is on my Mac Studio/iPhone/iPad...