Combined | iCloud photo sync issues on X

[Lobwedgephil]

I'll try that - haven't charged it yet

Have to be over 50% or they won't download.

 

[judbeall]

My iCloud photos took about 4 hours to show up after initial setup. You may just have to be patient since icloud servers may be overloaded at this point with the X release.

i figured SOMETHING would be there after 24 hours.

 

[Shark5150]

Mine took about 2 hours. Only had 889 photos to download tho.

 

[plinx0r]

I'll try that - haven't charged it yet

I let my battery drain completely overnight so I was also confused. It looks like iOS doesn't start the sync until it is connected to power (maybe to prevent fast drain of the battery?).

 

[upnorth85]

I never keep photos on icloud. I load them to Google photos where they are searchable. I am going to be getting my new iPhone X this evening. I might delete all my current photos on my camera to reduce the time for the new phone getting ready for use.

 

[judbeall]

I never keep photos on icloud. I load them to Google photos where they are searchable. I am going to be getting my new iPhone X this evening. I might delete all my current photos on my camera to reduce the time for the new phone getting ready for use.

thanks for the pointless reply, appreciate it!

 

[Technarchy]

Plug it in, keep it on WiFi...wait patiently...

 

[nia820]

Same thing happened to me. My photos only showed up when I opened the photos app on mbp. Then my photos started appearing on my X

 

[Jjayf]

I'll try that - haven't charged it yet

Here's your problem. Device will only sync when connected to wifi and charging

 

[AbSoluTc]

I love iCloud and use iCloud Photo Library and backup. However, I won’t restore from an iCloud backup unless it’s a last resort. I did it once and it took hours to get all my photos back. I learned.

When I have to restore after getting a new phone, I backup locally to iTunes first and then restore using that backup. Takes 20 minutes and I’m done. Everything on my phone.

I use iCloud backup as a failsafe and so I don’t have to connect it to my computer. More of a convenience feature.

Keep this in mind for future backup/restore.

 

[gabeo]

I have found that iCloud Photos updates don’t sync at all until the X is charging. My 6s, my 7, and my iPad were never like that. Anyone else seeing this? When I delete photos from my iPhone X, or from my iPad, the two are not in sync until the X is on the charger. No me gusta.

 

[areyes163]

Mine didn’t download until I plugged my phone it either. Once I plugged it in it downloaded no problem.