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Millions of customers affected: Apple discontinues free photo service in June

2023-06-04T07:22:15.691Z

Highlights: Apple is discontinuing its free cloud photo service. There is an alternative – but it comes at a cost. Apple introduced the feature in 2011, and from June 26, support for Photo Stream will be gradually phased out. The images are not lost from the end of June, as long as users have the device with the original photos. Most recently, the U.S. company was targeted by the authorities: France's judiciary is investigating on suspicion of targeted product wear and tear on iPhones.


Apple is discontinuing its free cloud photo service. There is an alternative – but it comes at a cost. What you need to know now, you can read here.


Apple is discontinuing its free cloud photo service. There is an alternative – but it comes at a cost. What you need to know now, you can read here.

Munich – Young people in particular use it: For many, the iPhone from the US company Apple has become a faithful companion. Now, starting in June, the technology company is discontinuing a free photo service that will affect millions of iPhone users.

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Apple discontinues popular photo service from the end of June - millions of customers affected

There are some things that will change in June 2023 – not always to the benefit of consumers. Unfortunately, this also includes the fact that the practical photo stream will be omitted in the future, the industry magazine Techbook reported. This allows users to automatically synchronize photos from the smartphone to the computer.

iPhone users can easily download the latest 1000 images from the past 30 days to the cloud and save them later on their PC – without any tangled cables. This even works independently of iCloud storage. But that will soon come to an end. Apple introduced the feature in 2011, and from June 26, support for Photo Stream will be gradually phased out.

Apple says goodbye to "Photo Stream" – How to back up your pictures

This means that photos can no longer be uploaded to the cloud via the service, the company announced on its website. "All photos uploaded to the service before this day will be stored in iCloud for 30 days from the date of upload and will be available on all your devices where My Photo Stream is currently enabled," it was said. The images are not lost from the end of June, as long as users have the device with the original photos.

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Apple will discontinue its popular "Photo Stream" service starting in June.

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From July 26, the service will be completely discontinued, photos will no longer be available in the cloud. Apple therefore advises you to back up the corresponding photos – if you want to have them on a specific device. The photo service has largely been replaced by the expandable iCloud storage. 5 GB is included with every Apple account for free. If you need more storage, you have to book it as part of a cloud subscription.

iCloud Photos is available on any iPhone or iPad running iOS 8.3 or later. So if you want to continue taking advantage of Photo Stream, you'll have to switch to iCloud. Unlike the previous function, however, all files are stored in the cloud. So this also requires a larger storage capacity, which is quickly maxed out with the free 5 GB. Most recently, the U.S. company was targeted by the authorities: France's judiciary is investigating on suspicion of targeted product wear and tear on iPhones. (kas)

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Source: merkur

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