DaveWT
Well-Known Member
I have a confession. I have been a (happy) user of My Photostream for years. I get it. It is going away very soon and I need to amend my ways. But I sure don't understand the messages on this I have been receiving. I first read about its demise on the websites for MacRumors and AppleInsider. Then I heard Chas expand on this on his excellent AppleInsider Daily podcast. Finally, I listened to Alan's Tech Talk today. Some of the drawbacks of My Photostream I heard listed were:
1. You have to select which photos you want sent via My Photostream
2. The photos sent that way will be "much" lower resolution
3. You have to be sure to save the photos received this way to your Library
In fact, the way I have been using My Photostream all these years, is as follows.
1. When I take a photo on my iPhone, it appears on my Mac in Photos without me doing anything else to "select" them first.
2. As far as I can see (by checking info, Get Info etc. on both devices) the photos that arrive on my Mac are the same resolution as what left my iPhone, and if I AirDrop a photo from my iPhone to my Mac and then put it into Photos it is also at the same resolution.
3. The photos that arrive on my Mac from the iPhone end up in my Library without any further action from me.
So while I will give up on depending on My Photostream going forward, I am disturbed by the reasons given supporting its demise.
1. You have to select which photos you want sent via My Photostream
2. The photos sent that way will be "much" lower resolution
3. You have to be sure to save the photos received this way to your Library
In fact, the way I have been using My Photostream all these years, is as follows.
1. When I take a photo on my iPhone, it appears on my Mac in Photos without me doing anything else to "select" them first.
2. As far as I can see (by checking info, Get Info etc. on both devices) the photos that arrive on my Mac are the same resolution as what left my iPhone, and if I AirDrop a photo from my iPhone to my Mac and then put it into Photos it is also at the same resolution.
3. The photos that arrive on my Mac from the iPhone end up in my Library without any further action from me.
So while I will give up on depending on My Photostream going forward, I am disturbed by the reasons given supporting its demise.