Apple to end My Photo Stream service in July

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Apple has announced it will discontinue its My Photo Stream service on July 26, 2023. The service—which launched with iCloud in 2011—allows Apple users to upload and sync up to 1,000 photos and videos from the last 30 days across their devices. Unlike iCloud Photos, My Photo Stream does not use any iCloud storage space, but it also does not preserve the full resolution of the media.

According to a support document, Apple will stop accepting new uploads to My Photo Stream on June 26, 2023. Users will have another month to access their existing photos and videos on iCloud before they are deleted on July 26. However, the media will remain on the original device where they were taken or imported, so users will not lose any data. 

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Microsoft starts testing iCloud Photos integration into Windows 11

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When Microsoft announced its new Surface devices, we also got an update on its plans to integrate iCloud Photos into its native Photos app. According to Microsoft's update last week, it has started to roll out the update to the Photos app to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.

The Microsoft Photos app lets you view, organize, and share photos from your PC and OneDrive. And with this update (version 2022.31100.9001.0), you'll get the option to access your iCloud Photos directly within the app. Your iCloud Photos will appear alongside your other sources. You will need to sign into the iCloud for Windows app to get this to work.

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Share photos easily with your loved ones with iCloud Shared Photo Library

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It's now much easier to share photos you've taken at family reunions or those catchup brunches with your loved ones. Apple announced at WWDC 2022 a new iCloud Shared Photo Library that syncs edits, additions, and deletions across devices and those you share this library with. So any cool changes your creative sibling has done, you can now share, too.

There will be a new toggle in the Camera app that lets you automatically share an image to the album in case you might forget to do it later. You'll even get suggestions when someone in your Shared Photo Library appears in a photo you've taken. Any user with access to the Shared Photo Library can add, delete, edit, or favourite the shared photos or videos. It will also appear in everyone's Memories and Featured Photos, so you can relive those family moments together.

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Apple's iCloud app on Windows gets ProRes and ProRAW support

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Apple's newest update for its iCloud app on Windows now supports ProRes video and ProRAW photo formats. So, if you're an iPhone user with a Windows machine, you can access these files now through iCloud. The update also lets owners of shared files or folders add or remove people. And now, it's also possible to generate strong passwords through the iCloud Passwords app. As Engadget pointed out, this makes iCloud Keychain a more viable cross-platform password manager for those who use them.