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Apple today announced an update to iCloud Shared Albums to allow friends and family on Android and Windows to join and contribute photos more conveniently, with support for full-resolution images.

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The improvement for Android and Windows users removes a notable friction point for mixed-device groups, enabling users outside the Apple ecosystem to participate in shared albums via iCloud.com more easily, as well as add photos at full-resolution with no compression for the first time.

Apple has also introduced new ways to filter and react to photos in shared albums, along with updated tools for inviting others to contribute.

Article Link: Apple Brings Full-Resolution iCloud Shared Albums to Android and Windows
 
Damn I thought android and windows were creeps dirty users to never do anything with them… and now Apple seems to collaborate with google, android and everything…

Is iOS going to become android 2.0?
 
Do you understand how long I've been waiting for this... This is why I've been texting photos in addition to sharing them on the shared album. Great addition.
 
Nice. I've been very frustrated by the lack of a full resolution option. And I'm glad that they added sharing with Android as well.
I hope Apple also made some improvements to how fast synced photos show up on other devices, and perhaps even better storage management, only downloading hi-res versions if the user has enough space, and deleting local high-res copies if they are running low on space (it's supposed to do that now, but I've found that feature to be very unreliable.
 
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