celebrity apprentice reports: How to create and manage shared Photo Streams on iPhone and iPad

Thursday 15 November 2012

How to create and manage shared Photo Streams on iPhone and iPad

Photo Stream gives you the ability to share pictures that you've taken on your iPhone or iPad with any friends and family that are also using iPhones and iPads. On the occasion that you want to share more than just a few photos, it's also a lot more convenient than sending them via e-mail or text message. Photo Stream also allows others to comment and like your photos which means you can all share and communicate instantly.

If you aren't sure how to start using Photo Stream, follow along and we'll get you started.

How to enable Photo Stream

Before creating, sharing, and editing Photo Streams, you'll need to make sure you have Photo Stream enabled in iCloud. If you don't already know how to do this or aren't familiar with Photo Stream at all, make sure you check out our Photo Stream guide first.

How to set up and start using Photo Stream

How to create and share a Photo Stream

Launch the Photos app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
Tap on the Photo Stream tab along the bottom menu.

Tap the "+" sign in the upper left hand corner.
Here you can add contacts you'd like to be able to view your shared Photo Stream as well as give it a name. If you'd like the Photo Stream to be public to anyone, turn On the Public Website option. Leave it off if you only want the people you invite to be able to see the photos.

Once you're done adding contacts and editing the general information for your shared Photo Stream, tap the Create button in the upper right hand corner.
You'll notice that you now have a new Photo Stream under the Photo Stream tab. Tap into it.

Tap Edit at the top right and then Add along the bottom menu.

Tap the photos you'd like to add to the shared Photo Stream in order to add them. You can add from any album or your default camera roll. Once you're finished selecting photos, just tap the Done button in the upper right hand corner.

You'll now see those photos in your shared Photo Stream. They'll now be viewable by anyone you've shared the Photo Stream with.

How to delete a Photo Stream

Launch the Photos app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
Tap on the Photo Stream tab along the bottom menu.

Find the Photo Stream you want to delete and tap the blue arrow next to its name.
Tap on the Delete Photo Stream button at the bottom and confirm the delete.

The Photo Stream will be deleted and no one will be able to view its contents any longer.

How to add or remove subscribers from a shared Photo Stream

Launch the Photos app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
Tap on the Photo Stream tab along the bottom menu.

Find the Photo Stream you want to delete or add a user in and tap the blue arrow next to its name.

To add a user just tap the Add People button and enter their names. When you're done just tap Add.

To delete an existing user, just tap on their name under Subscribers section and then tap the Remove Subscriber button.

That's all there is to it. The subscribers that were added or removed will be updated automatically and instantly.

How to add or delete photos in an existing Photo Stream

In the current release of Photo Stream, you are only able to add or edit Photo Streams that you yourself have created. You won't be able to add or edit photos in a Photo Stream someone else has shared with you.

Launch the Photos app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
Tap on the Photo Stream tab along the bottom menu.

Tap into the Photo Stream you'd like to add or delete photos from.
Tap the Edit button in the upper right hand corner.

From here you can tap on photos you'd like to delete and then tap the Delete button along the bottom.

If you're trying to add photos, just tap Add immediately after tapping the Edit button and you'll be taken to your photos in order to add more.