Starting in iOS 16.1,
when you create an iCloud Shared Photo Library,
you can automatically share photos and videos
with the people closest to you and even share them directly
from the Camera app as soon as you take them.
You can participate in one iCloud Shared Photo Library
that can be shared with up to five other people.
Everyone has access to the same photos and videos
and will have the same Shared Library
on their devices signed in with their Apple ID.
When you contribute photos and videos,
they'll move out of your Personal Library
and into the Shared Library.
And everyone has equal permission to add,
edit, and delete content.
Now that you know how iCloud Shared Photo Library works,
let's try it out.
We're going to show you how to set up your Shared library,
how to automatically send photos and videos
to your Shared Library,
and how to view your Shared Library in Photos.
First, let's start by setting it up.
Make sure everyone invited to your Shared Library
has their devices up to date,
then in Settings,
scroll down
and tap Photos.
Everyone participating in a Shared Library
must have an iCloud account and have iCloud Photos turned on.
The Shared Library will use the iCloud storage
of the person who created it,
so make sure this person has enough storage.
When you're ready, tap Shared Library,
then tap Get Started and follow the prompts.
You'll be able to choose past photos and videos to share
or choose to move content later,
and then preview your Shared Library
to make changes before inviting others to join.
During the setup process, you can select Share Automatically
to send photos and videos directly to your Shared Library
when other participants are nearby
and have Bluetooth turned on.
Or you can select Share Manually Only
to save them to your Personal Library first
and pick which ones to add to your Shared Library later.
You can change this at any time in Settings.
Tap Done when you're finished setting it up
and you're ready to go.
Now we'll show you how to automatically send photos
and videos directly to your Shared Library
when you take them.
In Camera, just tap the Shared Library button,
which looks like two people, in the top-left corner
to turn it on.
Then, when you take a photo or video,
it'll be sent to your Shared Library so others can access it.
Tap the Shared Library button again to turn it off
and all photos and videos you take
will go to your Personal Library.
You can also manually move content
between the Shared and Personal Libraries in Photos at any time.
You can view the content you and others have contributed
to your Shared Library in Photos.
If someone favorites, edits, or adds photos or videos,
the changes will automatically appear in the Shared Library.
And if someone deletes content you've added,
you'll get a notification so you can move it back
to your Personal Library before it's permanently deleted.
To switch between your libraries,
make sure you're in the Library tab,
which can be found in the bottom-left corner
of your screen.
Tap the More button, which looks like three dots,
in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Your Personal Library includes only photos and videos
you haven't shared,
and your Shared Library includes photos and videos
you've moved from your Personal Library
as well as content you and others contribute.
When you tap Both Libraries,
your Personal and Shared Libraries appear in one place.
You can tell which items are part of the Shared Library
by the Shared badge that appears in the top-right corner
of the photo or video.
Now you can invite your favorite people to share
your best memories using iCloud Shared Photo Library.
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