Set up iCloud Photos on all your devices
You can use iCloud Photos on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, Apple TV, and Windows computer, and on iCloud.com. For an overview of what you can do with iCloud Photos, see Keep your photos and videos up to date with iCloud Photos.
Note: Make sure you’re signed in with the same Apple ID on each device. If you have devices where you’re not signed in with your Apple ID or that have iCloud Photos turned off, you won’t be able to access your photos and videos on those devices.
Set up iCloud Photos on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos.
Turn on iCloud Photos.
All the photos and videos in the Photos app on your device are added to iCloud. Also, any photos and videos already stored in iCloud Photos are now available on your device.
To view photos and videos stored in iCloud Photos, open the Photos app, then tap Library. All the photos and videos you see are stored in iCloud Photos.
For more information on how to use iCloud Photos and optimize photo storage on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, see any of the following:
iPhone User Guide: Use iCloud Photos on iPhone
iPad User Guide: Use iCloud Photos on iPad
iPod touch User Guide: Use iCloud Photos on iPod touch
Set up iCloud Photos on your Mac
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
> System Preferences, click Apple ID, then click iCloud.Select Photos, then enter your Mac user account password if prompted.
Click the Options button, then select iCloud Photos.
If you don’t see the Options button, open the Photos app to turn on iCloud Photos. Choose Photos > Preferences, then click iCloud.
The photos and videos in the Photos app on your Mac are added to iCloud. Also, any photos and videos already stored in iCloud Photos are now visible on your Mac.
Note: If you have multiple photo libraries on your Mac, iCloud Photos keeps only the photos and videos in the System Photo Library up to date.
To view photos and videos stored in iCloud Photos, open the Photos app, then click Photos in the sidebar. All the photos and videos you see are stored in iCloud Photos.
For more information on how to use iCloud Photos on your Mac, see Use iCloud Photos to store photos in iCloud in the Photos User Guide for Mac.
Set up iCloud Photos on your Apple TV
On your Apple TV, open the Settings app.
Choose Users and Accounts, then select your account.
Choose iCloud, then turn on iCloud Photos.
Note: You can’t select both iCloud Photos and My Photo Stream on Apple TV.
To view photos and videos stored in iCloud Photos, open the Photos app, then navigate to the Photos category in the menu bar. All the photos and videos you see are stored in iCloud Photos.
For more information on how to use iCloud Photos on your Apple TV, see View iCloud Photos on Apple TV in the Apple TV User Guide.
Set up iCloud Photos on your Windows computer
If you don’t already have it, get iCloud for Windows. See the Apple Support article Download iCloud for Windows.
Open iCloud for Windows, then select Photos.
Select iCloud Photos (or iCloud Photo Library).
If you aren’t prompted to turn on features, click the Options button next to Photos.
Click Done, then click Apply.
To see photos and videos stored in iCloud Photos, open File Explorer (Windows 8 or later) or Windows Explorer (Windows 7), then click iCloud Photos in the Navigation pane.
If you don’t see iCloud Photos, click Pictures in the Navigation pane, then double-click iCloud Photos.
For more information on how to use iCloud Photos on your Windows computer, see Download and view iCloud Photos on your Windows computer and Upload photos and videos in iCloud for Windows in the iCloud for Windows User Guide.
Use Photos on iCloud.com
You can access your iCloud photos and videos in a web browser on a phone, tablet, or computer.
Go to icloud.com/photos and sign in with your Apple ID.
For more information on how to use iCloud Photos on iCloud.com, see any of the following:
On a phone: Use iCloud Photos on iCloud.com
On a tablet: Use iCloud Photos on iCloud.com
On a computer: Use iCloud Photos on iCloud.com
Note: There are two other iCloud features you can turn on for Photos: Shared Albums and My Photo Stream.