Upload and download photos using iCloud.com
Photos you upload from your phone to iCloud.com are added to iCloud Photos. You can also download photos to keep them on your device.
Note: When your account is limited to iCloud web-only features, you can only access shared albums and iCloud Links. See Get more iCloud features.
Upload photos
You can upload images from your phone to your shared albums. For information on limits and supported file types, see the Apple Support article Shared Album limits.
Go to icloud.com/photos, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Tap a shared album in the sidebar.
If you don’t see the sidebar, tap
.Tap
, then choose Photo Library, Take Photo, or Choose Files.Select the photos you want to upload, then tap Add or Open; or take a photo, then tap Use Photo.
Download photos and videos
Go to icloud.com/photos, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Tap Select, then tap the photos or videos you want to download.
Tap
in the bottom-right corner, tap Download, then tap Download again.Photos and videos are downloaded in the most compatible format for the device you’re currently using. They’re saved in a zip file and can be viewed in the Files app.