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Learn how to use the new ‘Shared by’ filtering option in a shared iCloud album on iPhone, iPad, and Mac that lets you see images and videos uploaded by a particular participant.
iCloud shared albums are a terrific way to ensure your family and friends can see the photos you took on vacation or on a special occasion. Plus, they can contribute their own photos and videos to your album.
Once you have a shared album with photos uploaded by several members, it can get confusing to determine who shared a specific item.
iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate address this by adding a new filtering parameter that allows you to see all photos and videos added to a shared album by a specific member.
This joins the other media types filtering option that lets you filter by photos, videos, and screenshots. Of course, you also have the sorting options to see photos and videos by oldest, newest, or date added.
Follow these steps to filter photos and videos in the shared iCloud album by the participant who shared them.
iPhone
1) Update your iPhone to iOS 27 (currently, it’s in beta).
2) Open the Photos app, scroll down the Collections tab, and go inside an album, or tap Shared Albums and then open one.
3) Tap the three-line menu icon as shown in the screenshot below.
4) Select Shared By, and then tap the person’s name to see all photos and videos they uploaded to this shared album. You can select more than one person to view everything they shared.
And when you’re done, repeat the above steps and tap ‘Clear Participant Filters‘ to view everything in this shared album by all members.
iPad
The process on an iPad running iPadOS 27 is similar to that on an iPhone, but given the screen size, the filtering options are at the top, as seen in the screenshot below.
Mac
1) Update your Mac to macOS 27 Golden Gate. You can also install Golden Gate on a second partition of the same Mac.
2) Open the Photos app, click Shared Albums in the left sidebar, and go inside one.
3) Click the three-line ‘Show filter menu’ icon at the top and select one or more participants to view photos and videos they added to this album. Alternatively, you can click View > Filter By in the top menu bar and use the ‘Shared By‘ option.
Note: You can follow the steps above only if you have at least 2 participants in the shared album. If you’re the sole member, the ‘Shared By’ option won’t even appear.
Also, check out:
- How to create a temporary shared iCloud album in iOS 27
- iOS 27: Shared iCloud photo albums will now take up your iCloud space
Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/06/30/shared-by-filter-icloud-album/
Apple today pushed out iOS 26.5.2 (and the corresponding iPadOS 26.5.2), a minor maintenance release that arrives roughly a month after iOS 26.5.1. As expected for a .2 update this late in the iOS 26 lifecycle, it contains no new features — just important security patches and likely some under-the-hood bug fixes.
Apple’s official release notes are characteristically brief:
“This update provides security fixes for your iPhone.”
For the full picture, head to Apple’s security content document. The update backports numerous fixes that first appeared in the iOS 26.6 betas, primarily targeting WebKit (the engine behind Safari) along with kernel, graphics, and XML-related components.
Key areas addressed include:
• Multiple WebKit vulnerabilities that could allow malicious web content to cause crashes, disclose sensitive information, exfiltrate data, or even escape the sandbox in some cases.
• Kernel improvements to prevent unexpected terminations, memory corruption, and information leaks.
• Fixes for graphics (IOGPUFamily) and libxslt processing issues.
While Apple doesn’t disclose whether any of these were actively exploited in the wild, security updates like this are always worth installing promptly — especially with WebKit fixes making up the bulk of the changes.
The update is rolling out over-the-air right now. To install it:
- Open Settings > General > Software Update.
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Tap Download and Install if it’s available for your device.
Eligible devices include iPhone 11 and later (and corresponding iPads).
Back up your iPhone first, and make sure you’re on Wi-Fi with at least 50% battery (or plugged in).
• iOS 26 launched in September 2025 with a refreshed design, deeper Apple Intelligence capabilities, and more.
• iOS 26.5 arrived in May 2026.
• iOS 26.5.1 (June 2026) fixed a charging issue on newer iPhone 17 and iPhone Air models.
• iOS 26.5.2 today keeps things stable while Apple shifts focus to iOS 27 (developer beta already out, public beta expected in July, full release this fall).
There’s also an iOS 26.6 update in beta that should bring additional refinements before the big iOS 27 jump.
Yes — especially if you browse the web frequently or value the latest security protections. This is a low-risk, high-reward update. Most users won’t notice dramatic changes in daily performance or battery life, but you’ll sleep better knowing the latest vulnerabilities are patched.
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Source link: https://macdailynews.com/2026/06/29/apple-releases-ios-26-5-2-and-ipados-26-5-2/
