Apple TV, Photo Streaming and iCloud

I just got an Apple TV and am trying to set up Photo Streaming but whenever I try to open it it tells me that the Terms and Conditions of iCloud have changed. System Preferences>iCloud do not show updated Terms. Help?

Welcome to the  Discussion Forums.
Unfortunately no-one here knows why  do the things they do and one can only give one's opinion.
Yes you used to be able to stream photos from the primary library but it was rather inconvenient and I suspect the change was made as a result of customer feedback. Also don't forget that photos aren't handled by itunes (unlike everything else), so there will be inherent difficulties in trying the handle the photo content in exactly the same way as all the other content.
I forget how many photos I have on mine but it runs into 000's and only takes up 5GB, which isn't an abhorrent amount of space especially considering audio content id likely the easiest of all content to stream if it becomes necessary.
(Please excuse my unsupported nomenclature)

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This is very confusing. Can someone explain the difference between these 3 options in Photos app.
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Your iPhoto Library is located in your /Home/Pictures/ folder and contains all the photos you have put into iPhoto. iCloud Photo Library is the library of photos you have stored in iCloud.

Photo stream and icloud

I've setup iCloud on my iPhone and new iPad. Seval things are working like the calendar and contacts. But photo stream is not sharing between the two devices. It is turn on in the iCloud settings on both. Any ideas why this is not working? Photos are not going either direction.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Photostream when enabled will only add photos from the camera roll that were taken post photostream activation. (Photostream does not currently share video)
    •    Photostream only syncs photos over Wi-Fi, make sure you are connected to Wi-Fi to begin with.
    •    Photostream only syncs when the camera app is closed, ensure it is closed.
    •    Photostream only syncs when the battery is above 20%, try recharging the device
Try disabling photo stream on your device (settings > iCloud), restarting your device and then re-enabling photo stream.
If this doesn't help you may need to reset photo stream. You can do this at icloud.com by clicking on your name in the top right corner and then the advanced settings in the pop-up dialogue box that appears.
Note: disabling photostream and re-enabling it will result in any photos that are currently in the photostream album on your device, that are older than 30 days old, not being added back.

TS3989 how do I get photos from my "camera roll" to photo stream and icloud?

I just set up my i cloud account and can not get my photos over to my pc

This works only for new photos, but you could also create a shared photo stream to share older pictures with someone else. (This shared photo streams will be also displayed on your other iOS devices or on a Mac using iPhoto/Aperture and should also work on a PC)
For more infos please read this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4379

TS3988 Can't access photo stream and icloud, despite having the right id/password

I can access icloud online, and on my macbook pro. But for some reason, I can't access my storage preferences (it says: Details not available), nor can I access photo stream. I get an error message that says:
Photos for the iCloud account “[email protected]” cannot be accessed. Review your account information in System Preferences.
When I click on 'review'
I can also see my storage settings (after inputting my password), and everything is correct and up-to-date. Yet it won't load the storage details.
I also don't want to sign out, because I get messages telling me that everything on my mac will be deleted, and I don't want to lose anything.
What now?
Thanks for your help,
Lutz

You aren't supposed to be able to access photos at iCloud.com.
To enable photo stream in iPhoto enable system preferences > photos and follow on screen instructions.

TS3989 I do not see any photos copied to iPad using iPad camera connection kit before PhotoS Stream and iCloud were enabled.

I had no problem importing photos to my iPad using the iPad camera connection kit, but now that they are there, I can not get them back off of my iPad. I have set up an iCloud account and enabled Photo Stream on my iPad, downloaded and installed the iCLoud control pannel for Windows, enabled Photo Stream there, and set the download and upload folders. In my "Photos" on iPad I curently have 3 albums: Camera Roll, All Imported, and a sigle folder with some of the photos included in the "All Imported" folder. If I select Photo Stream, there are no photos present, and the note at the bottom explains that it uploads and stores the last 30 days of photos on iCloud and downloads them to all my devides... except.. I just enabled iCloud, and the pix were imported 6 months ago. I really see no logical way of getting them back off this device. Can anyone help highlight what I have overlooked? Thanks. -njw

Never mind... when all else fails... use a cable. D'Ohhh...

Photo streaming and icloud recognition

I am trying to move my photos from iphoto to icloud and I can not stream them. It tells me that my account can not be accessed however when I go to my system preferences I am logined in and connected. Can you help me please... need icloud to be recognized

Post in the iCloud forum area.

What is the difference between 'my photo stream' and 'iCloud photo library'

Both features seem to sync your pictures with all your apple devices, so i don't really see the difference. Would be really grateful if someone could explain.

I realize no one is twisting my arm to use anything. But that doesn't stop me from being disappointed about iOS's photo management capabilities compared to what I was used to in Windows Phone.
I already have unlimited OneDrive storage per my Office 365 account so that's not an issue. I just assumed that iCloud would be a more elegant photo syncing solution since it's built into the OS so that was the path I wanted to pursue. However now that I have a better understanding of the iCloud solution, it's clear that I'll stick with the OneDrive app for iOS to automatically back up my photos there instead of iCloud.
Not trying to be snarky and I do appreciate the info and links provided - those definitely helped.
Jason

Photo Stream on iCloud not working

Hi,
Here's the facts...please help.
1. iPhone 4S just backed up to iCloud...took 3 hours.
2. All settings are in "ON" position for: Photo Stream and iCloud between all my devices, including "automatic uploads"
3. NOTHING shows up in Photo stream...on any devices (iPad 3, and iPhone 4S)
4. iPhone 4S shows 2.2GB backed up on iCloud
5. iPad 3 shows 64.1MB backed up.
6. Attempted to back up iPad 3 numerous times, via WiFi...which I'm always on...it took 30 sec...nothing transfered.
To put it lightly...I'M ******. I've been trying to get my photos and videos from my iPhone 4S onto my iPad 3 and it's failing miserabally every stinking time. Here my words when I say EVERYTHING is in the "ON" position for iCloud file transfers between my iOS devices. The only thing I haven't tried is putting in my Apple email ID for the sharing option. By my estimation that should be irrelevent. I'm going to sleep on this now, cause I'm on the brink of stress, and I don't want that. Hopefully I wake up tomorrow with some help. Thanks.
-Paul

Yeah...after reading numerous threads I discovered this disturbing solution. It's beyond me as to why settings have to be "reset" in order to work properly. As I've stated in another thread....my iPhone and iPad have had iCloud device sharing set to "ON" since the day I walked out of the Apple store with my product. Completely unacceptable on Apple's behalf. If it's "ON" it should work...no questions asked.
Thanks for the response.
-Paul

Cannot get photo stream on iCloud via iPad (viewing on Windows PC)

Here's the problem. I have activated Photo Stream on my iPad/iCloud service. When I sign into iCloud on my Windows PC, I do not see a Photo Stream icon. I do not know where my photos are. There is no where on iCloud to go find them (I just see icons for mail, calendar, etc.).
Also, We have one home PC (windows). My husband has an iPhone, I have an iPad. He set up Photo Stream and iCloud on his iPhone and he was able to locate his photos. He doesn't recall where they went on our PC, but he did a search for the folder and then moved the folder to c:\users\owner\My Pictures\My Photo Stream.
What I'm thinking is that he has taken up the logical default location for the Photostream photos with his iPhone and now I'm trying to locate my Photo Stream photos that came from my iPad.
I 'thought' that I would just be able to sign into iCloud and then see all my photos and I could choose to download, etc. But that doesn't seem to be the way it works. Any advice?
Thanks

You have to download the iCloud Control Panel on PC
Control Panel> Network and Internet>iCloud
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1455
http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/pc.html
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How do i change my icloud account without it deleting all my photos in my photo stream and documents on my phone?

i am trying to change my icloud account so that it is the same as my apple id. ive looked at similar questions people have asked and done what they said but when i got to delete my existing icloud account it tells me that if i proceed i will lose all of my photos in my photo stream and documents on my phone which i obviously dont want to to. i need help!

To change the ID for iCloud you have to go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, then sign back in with the ID you want to use. Deleting the account only deletes the account and your synced data from your iPad, not from iCloud. Provided you are signing back into the same account your data will be synced back to your iPad when you sign back in. If, on the other hand, you are changing to a new account and need to migrate your data to the new account, be sure to choose Keep on My iPad when prompted, then choose Merge when your enable syncing with the new account to upload your data.
If you want to save your photo stream photos, save them to your camera roll before deleting the account (tap Edit, tap all the photos, tap Share, tap Save to Camera Roll).

On my Ipad 2, I deleted my photos from camera roll, photo stream and imported photos. I did not know that my photos were also being deleted from my albums. Is there anyway I can retrieve these photos from back up or from Icloud ? Pierre

On my Ipad 2, I deleted my photos from camera roll, photo stream and imported photos.
I did not know that my photos were also being deleted from my albums.
Is there anyway I can retrieve these photos from back up or from Icloud ? Pierre

If you have a current iCloud or iTunes backup you can restore to that.
See: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766

I currently have an iPhone 5, 16gb. I Do Not want to Loose any photos or albums by deleting them from my phone and not backing them up correctly. My iCloud backup is only storing my "Photo Stream" and I can not locate them in iTunes after I sync/Back up.

I currently have an iPhone 5, 16gb. My storage is almost full on my phone. There are only 80 mg available. I am new to icloud and also have always had trouble navigating around iTunes. (Even after endlessly reading through support and help topics as well as calling) My concern is about Not Losing any of my photos if I delete them from my phone. I have to delete a large portion of my camera roll as well as the Album Folders I have created. Although it would be great if there was a way to just keep my albums still. I have already backed them up to an external hard-drive, my computer and a geek stick. I'm not trying to be too paranoid about these photos, but, they are all of my 3 children. There are over 4000 pictures stored on my phone. Some photos go back as far as 2009. Can you offer any information about backing up my Camera Roll, not just "Photo Stream", and albums I've created On my phone? I read that it's good to back photos up on both iTunes as well as icloud. I even purchased extra icloud storage to back them all up. I do regularly back up/sync, my phone to my computers. However, I cannot even locate where they are stored on iTunes, let alone look at them. And as far as my iCloud backup, it only stores the new pictures from "Photo Stream". Please offer any advice you may have. I do not use up a lot of storage on my phone other than Photos and Contacts (it's a work phone). I would definitely be able to sleep better knowing my children can one day see these pictures of themselves. I appreciate your time. Thank you,

First of all, you should always save you photos on computer like any other digital camera.
Backup on iCloud or iTunes only backup your Camera Roll. The other photos should be already on the computer.
Note: Photos are not saved in iTunes, it's only a conduit between your iPhone and your photo managing software on computer.
What computer do you have?

Platform is iMac OS X 10.8.5 and iPhoto 9.4.3, signed in to iCloud and selected Photo Stream. Got an invite via email to subscribe to a Photo Stream and when I click on Subscribe to this Photostream, it tells me that I need specs that I already have.

Platform is iMac OS X 10.8.5 and iPhoto 9.4.3, signed in to iCloud and selected Photo Stream. Got an invite via email to subscribe to a Photo Stream and when I click on Subscribe to this Photostream, it tells me that I need specs that I already have.

Thanks for responding. When I open the email and click on Subscribe to this Photo Stream, this is the message I get:
To subscribe to Pamela Mccormack’s “Baltimore Zoo” photo stream on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac, open your invitation in the Mail app, and click the Subscribe button in the message.
To subscribe you need to be signed in to iCloud on:
an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 6 or later, or
a Mac with OS X 10.8.2 or later and iPhoto 9.4 or Aperture 3.4 or later
So I have Mac OS X 10.8.5 and iPhoto 9.4.3 installed.

How can I restore Camera Roll to my iphone 4s? I have Photo Stream and am backed up on iCloud

How can I restore Camera Roll to my iphone 4s? I have Photo Stream and am backed up on iCloud

Syncing notes with iCloud requires it have the correct email address linked, as notes get synced with an email address.
Now, assuming that you have successfully set that up, though most people don't first time around, then if you deleted the note from the phone, it will have deleted from iCloud as well.
Meaning, unless you have that note located in a backup in iTunes or iCloud you won't be able to get it back.
You can restore the iTunes backup simply by connecting to itunes and hitting restore backup. Only thing is, any info that changed since the backup was made will be lost. (i.e. if your backup is a month old, your phone will look like it did a month ago, and only have that info on it.)
Or, you can restore from iCloud, which requires erasing all content and settings, then selecting that backup. SO, you can see the predicament.

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