iOS 27 Shared Album - Full Resolution | How to Upgrade Shared Album (2026 Guide), by TenorshareOfficial on YouTube. 4 min 58 s.
- Video length
- 4 min 58 s
- Time to do it
- 10 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Update your iPhone to iOS 27 first. Open Settings, tap General, then Software Update, and install the new version so the Shared Albums upgrade option appears.
Open the Photos app and tap Collections at the bottom. Scroll down until you reach Shared Albums and tap it to see your existing albums.
Tap the album you want to upgrade so it opens, then tap the More button in the corner of the screen.
Choose Upgrade Shared Album from the menu and follow the on-screen instructions until the upgrade finishes.
Check your iCloud storage after upgrading. Photos already in the album stay free of iCloud storage, but anything new you add counts against the album owner's storage.
To make a temporary album instead, tap Add inside Shared Albums, give the album a name, pick your photos and set your Sharing Options.
Turn on Create Temporary Album and tap Done. It holds up to 5,000 photos and videos, uses no iCloud storage and expires after 30 days.
To back photos up locally, connect the iPhone to a computer, open iCareFone, click Manage, select photos or Select All, then click Export and pick a save location.
Tips and common mistakes
Feature availability varies by country or region, so the upgrade option may not show where you live.
An archived copy of the old album sits in Shared Album settings for six months, then it is permanently deleted.
Temporary albums expire after 30 days, so export anything you want to keep before then.
Back up photos to a computer before a big upgrade if your iCloud storage is nearly full.
Questions
What changes when I upgrade a Shared Album?
The album gains full-resolution photos and videos, new filters, emoji reactions and collaborative editing. Media already in the album stays out of your iCloud storage.
Do new photos in an upgraded album use my iCloud storage?
Yes. Anything added after the upgrade counts against the album owner's iCloud storage, so check your free space first.
How long does a temporary shared album last?
It expires 30 days after you create it and does not use iCloud storage. It is not available in every country or region.
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