{"id":200086,"date":"2026-07-15T12:44:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midatlanticconsulting.com\/blog\/?p=200086"},"modified":"2026-07-15T12:44:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:44:03","slug":"how-to-save-all-photos-from-shared-albums-to-your-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midatlanticconsulting.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/how-to-save-all-photos-from-shared-albums-to-your-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to save all photos from shared albums to your iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Find out how to save one, a few, or all photos and videos from a shared iCloud album to your iPhone, iPad, and Mac in just a few quick steps.<\/span><\/p>\n

iCloud shared albums<\/a> is not a new feature, but iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 have made some changes to it<\/a>, with the notable one being that unless you use iCloud Photos<\/a> (Apple’s native photo backup service), you cannot create permanent shared albums. Instead, you can only create temporary iCloud shared albums<\/a> that auto-delete after 30 days.<\/p>\n

So, if your family member, friend, or other acquaintance adds you as a member\/participant of such a shared temporary album, you must act quickly and save those pictures and videos to your own device within 30 days. If you fail to do that, you’ll no longer have access to those shared media, and you may have to ask the original sharer to re-share them with you.<\/p>\n

Note that the steps to save photos and videos from both a temporary and a permanent shared iCloud album are the same.<\/p>\n

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1)<\/span> Save all photos from a shared iCloud album<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n
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1.1)<\/span> iPhone or iPad<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n
1.2)<\/span> Mac<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
2)<\/span> Select and save photos from a shared iCloud album<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n
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2.1)<\/span> iPhone or iPad<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n
2.2)<\/span> Mac<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
3)<\/span> Save one photo from the shared iCloud album<\/span> <\/a> <\/p>\n
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3.1)<\/span> iPhone or iPad<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n
3.2)<\/span> Mac<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Save all photos from a shared iCloud album<\/span><\/h2>\n

iPhone or iPad<\/span><\/h3>\n

1)<\/strong> Open the Photos app<\/strong> on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 27 or iPadOS 27<\/a> (currently both are in beta).<\/p>\n

2)<\/strong> Scroll down the Collections<\/strong> tab and tap a Shared Album. Temporary albums show a little timer icon in the upper left corner.<\/p>\n

3)<\/strong> Once you’re inside the shared album, tap the three-dot menu icon<\/strong> at the top and select Save All Shared Items<\/strong>. This will save all photos and videos from the saved album to your iPhone photo library. If you have already saved some of the items, tap Save Remaining (N)<\/strong> instead.<\/p>\n

4)<\/strong> You can view all these items in the \u201cRecently Saved<\/strong>\u201d section of your Photos app or find them in your main photo library.<\/p>\n

Mac<\/span><\/h3>\n

1)<\/strong> Open the Photos app<\/strong> on your Mac running the latest version of macOS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2)<\/strong> Select a shared album from the left sidebar.<\/p>\n

3)<\/strong> Click to select one photo in the album, then press Command<\/kbd> + A<\/kbd> to select them all. Once all photos have a blue highlight around them, follow one of the steps below:<\/p>\n