To download photos and videos from iCloud to your iPhone, follow these step-by-step instructions:
1. On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to iCloud.com and sign in with your Apple ID and password.
2. Once signed in, tap on the “Photos” icon on the iCloud.com homepage.
3. In the Photos app, tap on the “Select” button located at the top right corner of the screen.
4. Now, choose the specific photo or video you want to download by tapping on it. You can select multiple items by tapping on each one.
5. After selecting the desired items, tap on the “more” button, represented by three dots arranged vertically.
6. From the options that appear, select “Download.” A confirmation prompt will appear, asking if you want to download the selected items. Tap on “Download” to confirm.
7. The selected photos and videos will then be downloaded to your iPhone’s default Photos app. You can find them in the “All Photos” or “Recents” album, depending on your device’s software version.
It’s important to note that the downloaded photos and videos will be saved to your iPhone’s local storage, and they will no longer be stored in iCloud. This means that if you delete the downloaded items from your iPhone, they will not be automatically backed up to iCloud unless you have iCloud Photo Library or iCloud Backup enabled.
Additionally, if you want to download all your iCloud photos and videos to your iPhone, you can use the iCloud Photos feature. To do this:
1. On your iPhone, go to Settings.
2. Tap on your Apple ID at the top of the screen.
3. Select “iCloud” from the list of options.
4. Scroll down and tap on “Photos.”
5. Toggle on the “iCloud Photos” switch.
6. Choose either “Download and Keep Originals” or “Optimize iPhone Storage” based on your preference. The former will download all your iCloud photos and videos to your iPhone’s local storage, while the latter will only keep optimized versions on your device, with the full-resolution versions stored in iCloud.
By enabling iCloud Photos, your entire iCloud photo library will be synced to your iPhone, and any changes you make (such as deleting or editing photos) will be reflected across all your devices connected to the same iCloud account.
I hope this detailed explanation helps you download your photos and videos from iCloud to your iPhone successfully!