Learn how to use Photo Stream apps on your iPhone 5. With Photo Stream, feature of iCloud, photos you take on iPhone automatically appear on other devices. With Photo Stream, a feature of iCloud (see How to use iCloud), photos you take on iPhone automatically appear on your other devices set up with Photo Stream, including your Mac or PC. Photo Stream also lets you share select photos with friends and family, directly to their devices or on the web.

About Photo Stream on iPhone 5

When Photo Stream is turned on, photos you take on iPhone (as well as any other photos added to your Camera Roll) appear in your photo stream after you leave the Camera app and iPhone is connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi. These photos appear in the My Photo Stream album on iPhone and on your other devices set up with Photo Stream.

• Turn on Photo Stream: Go to Settings > iCloud > Photo Stream.

Photos added to your photo stream from your other iCloud devices also appear in My Photo Stream. iPhone and other iOS devices can keep up to 1000 of your most recent photos in My Photo Stream. Your computers can keep all your Photo Stream photos permanently.

Note: Photo Stream photos dont count against your iCloud storage.

• Manage photo stream contents: In a photo stream album, tap Edit.
  • Save photos to iPhone: Select the photos, then tap Save.
  • Share, print, copy, or save photos to your Camera Roll album: Select the photos, and then tap Share.
  • Delete photos: Select the photos, and then tap Delete.

Note: Although deleted photos are removed from photo streams on your devices, the original photos remain in the Camera Roll album on the device they originated from. Photos saved to a device or computer from a photo stream are also not deleted. To delete photos from Photo Stream, you need iOS 5.1 or later on iPhone and your other iOS devices.

Shared photo streams on iPhone 5

Shared photo streams let you share selected photos with just the people you choose. iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion users can subscribe to your shared photo streams, view the latest photos youve added, like individual photos, and leave commentsright from their devices. You can also create a public website for a shared photo stream, to share your photos with others over the web.

Note: Shared photo streams work over both Wi-Fi and cellular networks. Cellular data charges may apply.

• Turn on Shared Photo Streams: Go to Settings > iCloud > Photo Stream.
• Create a shared photo stream: Tap Photo Stream, then tap Add icon. To invite other iOS 6 or OS X Mountain Lion users to subscribe to your shared photo stream, enter their email addresses. To post the photo stream on icloud.com, turn on Public Website. Name the album, and then tap Create.
• Add photos to a shared photo stream: Select a photo, tap right curved arrow Send icon, tap Photo Stream, and then select the shared photo stream. To add several photos from an album, tap Edit, select the photos, and then tap Share.
• Delete photos from a shared photo stream: Tap the shared photo stream, tap Edit, select the photos, and then tap Delete.
• Edit a shared photo stream: Tap Photo Stream, then tap blue color > icon. You can:
  • Rename the photo stream
  • Add or remove subscribers, and resend an invitation
  • Create a public website, and share the link
  • Delete the photo stream

How to share photos and videos on iPhone 5

You can share photos in email, text messages (MMS or iMessage), photo streams, Twitter posts, and Facebook. Videos can be shared in email and text messages (MMS or iMessage), and on YouTube.

• Share or copy a photo or video: Choose a photo or video, then tap right curved arrow Send icon. If you dont see Send icon, tap the screen to show the controls.
• The size limit of attachments is determined by your service provider. iPhone may compress photo and video attachments, if necessary.
• You can also copy photos and videos, and then paste them into an email or text message (MMS or iMessage).
• Share or copy multiple photos and videos: While viewing thumbnails, tap Edit, select the photos or videos, then tap Share.
• Save a photo or video from:
  • Email: Tap to download it if necessary, tap the photo or touch and hold the video, then tap Save.
  • Text message: Tap the item in the conversation, tap right curved arrow Send icon, than tap Save to Camera Roll.
  • Webpage (photo only): Touch and hold the photo, then tap Save Image.
• Photos and videos that you receive, or that you save from a webpage, are saved to your Camera Roll album.

How to print photos on iPhone 5

• Print to AirPrint-enabled printers:
• Print a single photo: Tap right curved arrow Send icon, then tap Print.
• Print multiple photos: While viewing a photo album, tap Edit, select the photos, tap Share, then tap Print.

See How to printing with AirPrint on iPhone 5.

Note

This article will work on all iPhones using iOS 6; including iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPhone 5.