In this guide, we explain how to turn off iCloud link when sending photos on iPhone, preventing links from being attached when you share images via text or email. Follow these easy steps to send your photos without links.
An iCloud link is essentially a URL pointing to a photo deposited in Apple iCloud storage. The main purpose of this is that whenever a photo gets sent along with other images through a text or email, the photo inside the message gets substituted with a link rather than embedding this picture into the text itself.
This is a very convenient way to save more phone storage, as images float in the cloud instead of being stored in the devices. The link would only work if the recipient has internet access. Thus, if you are considering sending photographs without worrying about internet or storage restrictions, you would need to switch off iCloud link while sending photos.
There are many reasons why people disable their iCloud links. One is sharing photos with someone who may not have an iCloud account, or perhaps they'd rather not deal with "extra steps" such as downloading from a link. Next will be the pictures sent with an iCloud link; more convenient to share a photo with someone without cloud storage, simply create the iCloud photo. And above all, there is also privacy. That means when you share iCloud, you are sharing your entire iCloud storage, which may not be convenient for sharing.
The process of switching off the iCloud link on photos shared via an iPhone is pretty simple, though not so apparently discovered. iCloud sharing is assimilated into so many of the iPhone photo-sharing features that luckily, there's always a setting to disable iCloud link sending.
Step 1: Open your Photos app. Select the photo or photos you want to send.
Step 2: Tap the share icon (the box with the arrow pointing up).
Step 3: From the share options, choose "Mail" or "Message" to send the photo. Before sending the photo, tap the "Options" button in the upper right corner of the screen.
Step 4: From here, uncheck the "iCloud Photo Link" option. This will ensure the photo is sent directly as an attachment instead of a link.
It’s that simple! With these steps, you can send your photos without worrying about iCloud links.
When sending photos through email, iCloud simply converts your image into a link to save storage space. If you want to disable it and send the image attached, the process is slightly different.
Attach the photo to your email and check that it's going as an attachment with a file name alongside the photo instead of a link. Alternatively, you can access the settings of the "Mail" app to disable the iCloud link feature altogether, and it will send the image as an actual file instead of going through the iCloud system.
There are other means of sharing images besides iCloud link sharing. You can choose email to send the photos, or you can use other services like Dropbox, or Google Drive, or just attach the photos directly into a message using some third-party messaging applications. Those would still require uploading to a cloud service, but without necessarily having the end-users use iCloud, so it gives a lot of flexibility to those who are on a different platform outside that.
When you send photos from your iPhone or iCloud, you might notice that Apple often includes an iCloud link to the photos, which can be convenient for sharing but might not always be what you want. If you're looking to turn off the iCloud link and simply send the photo itself, there are a few settings you can adjust in your device's messaging or email app. However, this can be a bit limiting if you're managing multiple cloud storage accounts.
This is where MultCloud can help. MultCloud allows you to manage and transfer photos across different cloud platforms, including iCloud, without relying on iCloud links. By connecting all your cloud storage services in one place, you can seamlessly manage, share, and organize your photos without the need for iCloud links. Whether you're sending photos directly to others or backing them up to another cloud service, MultCloud gives you more control and flexibility, making the whole process easier and more efficient.