iCloud Shared Libraries - Understanding what they are and how they work!

Learn how to setup iCloud Photos to create Shared Photo Libraries. Different than shared albums, Shared Photo Libraries allows iCloud users to have one location in iCloud to share all pictures and videos collectively.
Learn how to toggle between your personal library and the shared library to keep your private memories still private, but also have your family memories shared.
No more texting, Airdropping or emailing photos to your immediate family. Share the library instead so that all members can see and share the same memories. This is an excellent option for your spouse and kids!
Devices used in this tutorial:
macOS 14 Sonoma
iOS 17 & iPadOS 17
00:00 | Welcome Back!
01:11 | Benefits of iCloud Shared Library
03:00 | Creating Shared Library on a Mac in Apple Photos
05:20 | Requirements for iCloud Shared Libraries
13:41 | How to setup iCloud Shared Library on iPhone
18:13 | How to toggle between personal and shared library
21:52 | Shared Library Indicator on iPhone and Mac
26:27 | How to move or remove a photo from a Shared Library
27:26 | Equal permissions for everyone using Shared Library
30:01 | What happens when you delete a photo from Shared Library
31:12 | Recover deleted photo in Recently Deleted Shared Library
33:27 | Deleting and Leaving a iCloud Shared Library
39:49 | A look at my personal Shared Library
41:25 | Albums and Keywords in Shared Libraries
46:17 | Duplicates in Shared Libraries
How to use iCloud Shared Photo Library
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213248
Leave iCloud Shared Photo Library
support.apple.com/en-us/HT213469
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  • @ajitomatix
    @ajitomatix6 ай бұрын

    Fantastic in-depth coverage of the iCloud shared library feature. This should be in Apple's documentation! 🙂

  • @Learnwithjoel

    @Learnwithjoel

    6 ай бұрын

    I appreciate you and your kind words @ajitomatix! THANK YOU so much for watching! It is appreciated more than you know! If this video was useful, I’d love for you to SHARE it with on social media and say how it helped you! Please SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already, and if you have, THANK YOU for your continued support!

  • @imranchaudhry9699
    @imranchaudhry9699Ай бұрын

    Amazing walk-through - definitely a sub!

  • @sud-ong
    @sud-ong6 ай бұрын

    I wouldn’t have discovered this new feature if not for this video. You just earned a new subscriber, good sir.

  • @Learnwithjoel

    @Learnwithjoel

    6 ай бұрын

    Happy to hear that @whooshfulthinking! Thank you for your support! I appreciate you more than you know! If this video was useful, I’d love for you to SHARE it with on social media and say how it helped you!

  • @nazarster
    @nazarster3 ай бұрын

    Great and deep explanation. Thanks! Probably was worth mentioning some key advantages and disadvantages of Library vs Shared albums

  • @ChrisMitchells_FlyingCameras
    @ChrisMitchells_FlyingCameras7 ай бұрын

    Glad to see another video from you Joel. Always top shelf content!

  • @bhattcs
    @bhattcs5 ай бұрын

    Well explained. Thanks for helping out with shared library

  • @domi7171
    @domi71714 ай бұрын

    Very good video, thanks a lot! 👌🙏

  • @Learnwithjoel

    @Learnwithjoel

    4 ай бұрын

    You're very welcome @domi7171! THANK YOU so much for watching! It is appreciated more than you know! If this video was useful, I’d love for you to SHARE it with on social media and say how it helped you! Please SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already, and if you have, THANK YOU for your continued support!

  • @Gauchosister
    @Gauchosister7 ай бұрын

    Good to see you back Joel!🤗💪🏻

  • @sylvainalain6637
    @sylvainalain66376 ай бұрын

    Hi Joel , your video was 🔥. At last someone explained how it works really :) I had to setup the shared library a while ago for my wife and 2 kids. On a side note , subscribing to the 200 GB iCloud+ to share the storage but using an individual Apple Music subscription is not easy at all. With the Apple one that is really expensive, buying what I needed was a challenge. Apple One individual gives only 50 GB, I wanted 200 GB for the whole family.

  • @Learnwithjoel

    @Learnwithjoel

    5 ай бұрын

    I appreciate you and your kind words @sylvainalain6637! Shared iCloud Libraries works pretty well! I don't think most people utilize the potential yet! Thank you for your continued support! I appreciate you more than you know! If this video was useful, I’d love for you to SHARE it with on social media and say how it helped you!

  • @Beanzzzzzzs
    @Beanzzzzzzs7 ай бұрын

    Thank you Joel

  • @paulchavezyyz
    @paulchavezyyz5 ай бұрын

    Great video Joel. I’m considering moving me and my wife’s libraries from Google Photos into iCloud Photos. We’ve each got 50,000 photos, mostly of our kids, and likely a large majority of them are duplicates that we’ve been sharing back and forth with each other over the years. I’d love to get you explanation of how iCloud treats duplicates in Shared Libraries, and any best practices for making the switch from Google Photos to iCloud Photos shared libraries.

  • @davids6075

    @davids6075

    2 ай бұрын

    My wife and I done the exact same thing last year.

  • @ambotsayo
    @ambotsayo7 ай бұрын

    good topic

  • @superhero2476
    @superhero24767 ай бұрын

    Hi, Joel great video. I have a doubt. Can we have shared library with members from different country. I am planning on starting one with my family but next year i will be moving to a different country, what will happen to the shared library when I change my region in my Apple ID? In fact I was planning on sharing my iCloud storage as well with my family. Will I be able to continue to share my iCloud even after moving to a different country? Also related to this I am an Apple Music subscriber, what will happen to my Library and playlist once I change my region? Thanks.

  • @michaelanthonytollan
    @michaelanthonytollan2 ай бұрын

    I cant be able to share ?? have they taken it away on 17.4 update ?

  • @kenyamagami6669
    @kenyamagami66695 ай бұрын

    I have a question, not shared library related but related to I cloud photos. When you choose to use i cloud it sent the video or pic to the cloud and only leaving a thumbnail on your photos app in your phone, is there s way to exclude certain videos or photos from being offloaded, since sometimes i have videos I want to be able without internet

  • @spaceaesthetic3543
    @spaceaesthetic3543Ай бұрын

    does it share all of my photos?

  • @cookiaecutter
    @cookiaecutterАй бұрын

    how do i leave one

  • @Learnwithjoel

    @Learnwithjoel

    Ай бұрын

    Hi @cookiaecutter! I do go over the options to leave a shared library, check out the chapter link below: Check out video chapter around 33 minutes: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKdtt7Owe6SupZs.htmlsi=XAD4rlDaVKGtqsdI&t=2007 THANK YOU so much for watching! It is appreciated more than you know! If this video was useful, I’d love for you to SHARE it with on social media and say how it helped you! Please SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already, and if you have, THANK YOU for your continued support!

  • @bosmanka
    @bosmanka7 ай бұрын

    Shared libraries are very risky. When people delete your photos you loose them. I highly recommend a backup of your photos before putting them in a shared library!

  • @mrCastrinho_

    @mrCastrinho_

    7 ай бұрын

    When people delete photos from the shared library they go back to the personal library of the person who made the upload and are not permanently deleted, Apple says this on the official website

  • @Learnwithjoel

    @Learnwithjoel

    7 ай бұрын

    Hey @mrCastrinho_! Can you send a link to where Apple says this on their website? From what I see, they say the following: "Items that you and other participants delete are placed in the Recently Deleted album, where they remain for 30 days and then are permanently deleted. You can restore deleted items to the Shared Library before they’re permanently deleted. If another participant deletes a photo or video that you contributed, you receive a notification and continue to receive notifications every 7 days". This is from the following link: support.apple.com/guide/photos/remove-photos-from-a-shared-library-pht9c596faf7/mac#:~:text=See%20Photos%20settings.-,In%20the%20Photos%20app%20on%20your%20Mac%2C%20click%20the%20Library,%3E%20Delete%20%5Bnumber%5D%20Photos. I look forward to reading what you referring to! Thanks so much!

  • @bosmanka

    @bosmanka

    7 ай бұрын

    @@mrCastrinho_ Not true. Show me a link to this information please

  • @bosmanka

    @bosmanka

    7 ай бұрын

    @@Learnwithjoel Yes, that’s why I warned about using shared libraries.