Does everyone use Photostream?

[QCassidy352]

you can make it so duplicates don't happen It may seem like more work, but you do not have to connect anything. You can probably even edit the photos while still in photostream if you have a mac since it uses iphoto. I haven't used itunes in about 1.5 years since the cloud/photo stream

Good thought about editing the photos while still in photostream! I'll try that.

How can you make it so duplicates don't happen??

 

[mattopotamus]

Good thought about editing the photos while still in photostream! I'll try that.

How can you make it so duplicates don't happen??

I know the first time I encountered duplicates iphoto asked me if I wanted to automatically delete duplicates. I'm sure there is an option.

 

[thekb]

OK, after reading this thread about Photostream, I decided to try it myself. I guess I do not understand how it works, because somehow lots of my photos taken with my other camera (dslr) showed up in the stream. I do not understand how that happened at all.

And when I went into either my iphone or Aperture to delete pics from the photo stream, they came right back! I thought you delete from one device and the change is synced through all your other devices?

 

[Fireproof!]

You have set up iCloud wrong in the husband/wife situation, for a couple of reasons (not just photostream). My wife and I both have ipads and iphones. Here's how to handle that.

1. Use a shared iTunes account (so you can both seamlessly use the same apps, etc. and not pay for them twice). If you want, set to download apps/music automatically. Even if your wife downloads an app you don't use which appears on your device, it takes 2 seconds to delete and it doesn't come back on your devices unless you want it to.

2. Each of you have SEPARATE iCloud accounts/apple IDs. So when you set up iCloud on your apple devices, you enter husband email and password. She enters wife email and password. Do NOT use the itunes shared account apple ID for this. So each of you create new Apple IDs, just for iCloud account use.

Now, you don't get her pictures on photostream and she won't get yours. And, better yet, you are NOT sharing the 5 GBs of free iCloud storage anymore. You have 5GBs and she has her own 5 GBs. Nor will you mix up her work contacts or calendars or reminders with yours. Best to always keep iCloud accounts INDIVIDUAL.

-- note that you need to delete your iCloud accounts that currently exist on your devices in order to do this. Don't worry. It sounds scary deleting the account (big red bar at bottom of iCloud settings), but you wont lose any data. --

One extra tip on this setup, if desired. Turn OFF find my iPhone in your newly created separate husband and wife iCloud accounts. Then set up a new iCloud account on your device (and hers), this time where both of you are using the shared iTunes account. However, make sure to turn OFF, mail, contacts, calendars, reminders, safari and notes on this account's settings. Only turn ON Find my iPhone. I change the description of this account from "iCloud" to "Find iPhone".

This will allow you to see all of your devices (including hers) from the one Find My iphone account. Otherwise, you will only see your devices and she will only she hers.

In sum, under settings/Mail,Contacts,Calendars, I have:

1. an iCloud account (all mine, not shared)

2. a "find my iPhone" account (renamed from iCloud) -- using shared iTunes Apple Id

3. My regular email accounts

Under Settings/Itunes & App Stores I have the shared Apple ID set up. I have Music, Apps and Books set to automatic downloads (this is optional).

Thank you so much for the added tip about signing in on the other devices with a 2nd iCloud account specifically for "find my iPhone." I now have my wife and daughters' devices all on one Find my iPhone screen. Previously I had to log in and out of their accounts on iCloud.com to find their device.

Awesome tip!

 

[Patriot24]

Photo Stream is easily one of the best features introduced in the last few years. The more Apple products you have, the more useful it becomes. It takes all of the effort out of syncing, viewing, and sharing photos across devices.

I did read somewhere that photos are synced as 3 megapixel images regardless of the source image, but I understand why that is the case. Most people aren't going to notice the difference for casual browsing and sharing.

Photo Stream is one of those features that you show to someone to demonstrate the power of the Apple ecosystem. Take a photo on your phone and watch it instantly pop up on your computer and iPad. oooooo ahhhh

 

[iKIKO]

if i have a picture on photostream and im sharing it on Photo Sharing, if i delet the pic from photostream, will it delet it also from the sharing album?

 

[adam044]

No dont use it and I have an iPhone, iPad, Mac and apple tv. Why would I want my pictures to sync to everything? Every few days or weeks ill plug my phone into the computer so the pictures from my phone copy to my iphone library

 

[m00min]

No dont use it and I have an iPhone, iPad, Mac and apple tv. Why would I want my pictures to sync to everything? Every few days or weeks ill plug my phone into the computer so the pictures from my phone copy to my iphone library

This is exactly how I deal with photos. I don't want photos clogging up my iPad, neither do I need to put them all online.