When connected to a Wi-Fi network, the Shared Albums feature in the Photos app makes it easy to share photos and videos with friends, family, and even other devices. Thanks to its ease of use, iCloud Shared Album quickly gained a lot of popularity. However, due to its popularity, many people have recently reported that not all photos are shown in the iPhone Shared Album.
So if you’re having trouble with Shared Album on your iPhone, or if Shared Album isn’t showing up where you expect it, you can fix the problem quickly and easily by following this guide. Let’s start.
There can be several reasons why not all photos are displayed in a shared album. Simple problems like a slow internet connection are one of the most common reasons for this. Then many people turn on the power saving mode which disables syncing and shared albums on iPhone stop working.
Finally, one of your friends or relatives could have deleted the photo you were looking for, and you do not know about it. While the last reason is pretty useless, we’ve seen this happen if one of our team members. However, whatever your problem, we have prepared a detailed guide to fix it.
Here we have listed six fixes. We encourage you to try them all because one or the other may help you. Please don’t miss any of the fixes.
Check Apple System Status
If you’re having trouble with your iPhone Shared Album not working, you should first check Apple’s system status to see if services are currently unavailable.
The Photos app is good and works if the signal is green. However, if you see red instead of green, then you need to wait until Apple fixes the issue.
Check your network connection
Shared Albums uses iCloud. This means that the service requires a good working internet connection. However, if you see some photos missing from Shared Albums, it may be due to slower internet.
You can check websites like fast.com or speedtest.net to make sure your internet connection is working and fast.
After you make sure you have a good internet connection, open your web browser to check if WiFi is working properly. Otherwise, you may need to reset your network settings. To do this, follow these steps:
- Go to settings.
- Click “General”and go to “Transfer or reset iPhone”.
- From there, tap Reset and then Reset Network Settings.
- Enter your password when prompted.
When your network settings are reset, your iPhone will restart. Now check if you can see all the photos or videos in the shared album. If not, follow the next fix.
Sometimes things can go wrong with iPhones; while simple solutions can save a life. In case you are unable to view all shared images, the next best option is to turn off shared albums and then turn them back on after a while. If you don’t know how to do it, here are the steps:
- Open “Settings”on your iPhone.
- Click on your Apple ID name.
- Now go to iCloud and then to Photos.
- Now turn off Shared Album.
- After that, turn off iCloud Photos.
- Wait a minute or two.
- Reboot your phone.
- Turn everything back on.
Now see if all the photos are displayed in the shared album or not. If yes, great. Otherwise, follow the next fix.
Sign out of iCloud and sign back in
As we’ve said before, the iPhone can be quirky sometimes. But in cases like when you can’t view your favorite shared images, it’s best to check if there are any issues with iCloud. iCloud issues, if on your end, can be easily fixed by simply logging out and then logging back in.
- Open “Settings”on your iPhone.
- Click on your Apple ID name.
- Click Sign Out of iCloud.
- Reboot your device and wait for a while.
- Now sign in to your iCloud again.
Open the photos and check if your problem is solved.
Disable low power mode
Your iPhone may be in low power mode. This low power mode stops the sync services and is the cause of several issues such as iPhone Shared Album not showing all photos.
You can understand this by looking at the battery icon in the top right corner. If it’s green, you’re good. But if it’s yellow, it needs to be turned off. Even Apple says that iCloud and Shared Albums will be suspended in case of low power mode. If you think your iPhone is in low power mode, follow these steps to turn it off:
- Open settings.
- Go to general
- Click on the battery.
- Toggle low power mode on this window.
Restart your iPhone and open Photos to see if you can see all the photos in the Shared Album.
Update your iPhone to the latest version
In some cases, it is possible that your iPhone is not up to date. Because the iPhone is an extremely secure device, if you’re using an iPhone with outdated software, you won’t be able to use iCloud Photos. Therefore, follow these steps to check if you are using the latest version of the software or not:
- Open settings.
- Go back to the general.
- Click “Software Update”.
- Check if the “Install Updates”feature is enabled.
- If enabled, turn it on and off.
- Make sure security responses and system files are also included.
- It will be displayed as a number if you have pending updates. Install it.
Once you update your iPhone, the Shared Album issue should be fixed.
Well, that is all we have on how you can fix the annoying shared album error not displaying all photos on iPhone. We hope this guide has helped you. If this guide doesn’t help you, make sure the owner of the shared album hasn’t deleted the images you’re looking for. If so, please comment below.