How to Put Photos on an iPhone

Open Settings., Tap your Apple ID., Tap iCloud., Tap Photos., Slide "iCloud Photo Library" to the "On" position., Slide "Upload to My Photo Stream" to the "On" position., Press the Home button., Open the Photos app., Tap Albums., Tap All Photos.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open Settings.

    It's a gray app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen. , It's the top section in the Settings menu that contains your name and image if you've added one.

    If you are not signed in, tap Sign in to Your iPhone, enter your Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In.

    If you are running an older version of iOS, you may not need to do this step. , It's in the second section of the menu., It's near the top of the "APPS USING ICLOUD" section., It will turn green.

    Photos you take on your device, as well as existing photos in your Camera Roll, will now be saved to iCloud.

    If you'd like to save storage space on your device, tap Optimize iPhone Storage to store smaller versions of photos on your device. , Any new photos you take with your device will now sync to all that devices on which you've signed in with your Apple ID when they're connected to Wi-Fi., This is the main button below the screen of the iPhone.

    This will return you to your main home screen., It's a white app with a multicolored flower icon., It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen., It's at the top of the screen.

    All of your iCloud photos are now accessible in your Photos app.
  2. Step 2: Tap your Apple ID.

  3. Step 3: Tap iCloud.

  4. Step 4: Tap Photos.

  5. Step 5: Slide "iCloud Photo Library" to the "On" position.

  6. Step 6: Slide "Upload to My Photo Stream" to the "On" position.

  7. Step 7: Press the Home button.

  8. Step 8: Open the Photos app.

  9. Step 9: Tap Albums.

  10. Step 10: Tap All Photos.

Detailed Guide

It's a gray app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen. , It's the top section in the Settings menu that contains your name and image if you've added one.

If you are not signed in, tap Sign in to Your iPhone, enter your Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In.

If you are running an older version of iOS, you may not need to do this step. , It's in the second section of the menu., It's near the top of the "APPS USING ICLOUD" section., It will turn green.

Photos you take on your device, as well as existing photos in your Camera Roll, will now be saved to iCloud.

If you'd like to save storage space on your device, tap Optimize iPhone Storage to store smaller versions of photos on your device. , Any new photos you take with your device will now sync to all that devices on which you've signed in with your Apple ID when they're connected to Wi-Fi., This is the main button below the screen of the iPhone.

This will return you to your main home screen., It's a white app with a multicolored flower icon., It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen., It's at the top of the screen.

All of your iCloud photos are now accessible in your Photos app.

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