1. Sharing iCloud photos with an Android device
- Open the Photos app on your iOS phone to get started.
- Click on the Shared cloud icon in the navigation bar at the bottom.
- Now select some of the albums you want to share to Android device.
- Click on the People button at the bottom after you open the album.
Contents
Sharing albums is simple. Go to the settings menu on your phone, select iCloud, then Apps Using iCloud, then Photos, then toggle on iCloud Photo Sharing. Go back to your Photos app and hit that cloud icon again and you’ll get a blank page (no problem).
Your friends and family with Android phones can join in the fun of iCloud photo sharing. You can share iCloud pictures, videos, and even albums with Android users.
How to Share your iCloud Photos with non-Apple Devices
- Enable iCloud Photo Sharing. Launch the Photos app on your Mac.
- Create your shared album. Back in the Photos app, Control-click all the images you want to add to your shared album.
- Share your album with non-Apple users.
How do I use Apple AirDrop on Android?
Setting Up AirDrop for Android/Nearby Share
- On your Android device, open ”Settings”.
- Tap the ”Google” menu.
- Tap ”Device Connections > Nearby Share”.
- To activate ”Nearby Share”, toggle on the feature.
- Select ”Device Name”.
- Input your ‘preferred name’ as your identity for file sharing.
Create a shared album
- On your mobile device, open the Google Photos app .
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- At the bottom, tap Photos.
- Select photos or videos for the album.
- At the top, tap .
- Tap Shared album.
- Enter an album title.
- When the album is complete, tap Share.
Then follow the steps below to make it a shared album.
- 1) With the album open, tap Select on the top right.
- 2) Then tap Select All, on the top left.
- 3) Tap the Share button at the bottom.
- 4) In the Share Sheet, pick Add to Shared Album.
- 5) When the small window pops open, you may see a shared album already selected.
Can I use iCloud on Android?
Using iCloud on your Android device is pretty straightforward. All you need to do is navigate to iCloud.com, either put in your existing Apple ID credentials or create a new account, and voila, you can now access iCloud on your Android smartphone.
iCloud Photo Sharing lets you share photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac, or Windows computer. You can even share photos with people who don’t have iCloud Photo Sharing set up on their device.Shared photos and videos are stored in iCloud. But they don’t count against your iCloud storage limit.
Use Shared Albums on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
- Go to the Albums tab and tap the Add button .
- Tap New Shared Album.
- Give the shared album a name, then tap Next.
- Choose people to invite from your contacts, or type an email address or iMessage phone number.
- Tap Create.
Can an iPhone AirDrop to a Samsung?
If you want to send a longer video (or any large file) from iPhone to Android, cloud services and third-party apps are your best option. You can’t use AirDrop to send a video from iPhone to Android (AirDrop only works between Apple devices), but one of these methods should work just as well.
How do you Bluetooth photos from iPhone to Android?
Install the free Bump app on both devices to share files through a Bluetooth connection.
- Launch the Bump app on both devices.
- Tap the category button for the type of file you want to transfer from the sender’s handset.
- Touch the specific file you want to transfer from the list of available files on the sender’s handset.
How do I transfer from iPhone to Android wirelessly?
Now go to the iPhone >> Settings >> Wi-Fi to connect to the hotspot prompted by the Android device. Open the file transfer app on iPhone, choose Send, switch to the Photos tab in the Choose Files screen, and tap Send button at the bottom.
Share an Album
Step 1: Open Google Photos and go to the Library menu. Step 2: From the Albums menu, tap on the Album that you want to share. Step 3: It will open the album. Select Share.
The main difference between the two is that a ‘shared album’ can be shared and collaborated, where as in case of a normal albums despite its enabled sharing, options which allow collaboration are disabled by default.
Can you use iCloud photos on Android?
You can access your iCloud photos from an Android device by logging in to the iCloud website on a mobile web browser.
How can I get my iCloud photos on my Android?
To access iCloud Photos on an Android device, open a browser, and go to www.icloud.com. Sign in to iCloud when prompted, then tap Photos.
How do I sync iCloud photos with Android?
Find “Users”, [Username], and then choose “Pictures”. Click on “iCloud Photos” to find your downloaded iCloud photos. Connect your Android to computer. Once it is detected by your computer, just transfer iCloud photos to Android by drag-and-drop.
If you’re not sure know how to do this, follow these steps. Tap Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos. Turn off Shared Albums.The albums and photos will automatically be added again when you turn this setting back on.
How do I send a photo album?
On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app . Select a photo, album, or movie to share. Tap Share .
- Go to “Albums” on your menu.
- Hover over the album and from the three-dot menu on it choose the share icon.
- It will open a new window where you can add the email address and share the album.