How to Add Photos to Shared Google Album from iPhone

• What is Google Shared Album?
• How to Add Photos to Shared Google Album from iPhone
• How to Add Photos to Shared Google Album from iPhone without APP
• How to Add iCloud Photos to a Google Shared Album
• Conclusion

What is Google Shared Album?

Google Shared Albums allows you to create albums of photos and videos that you share with others in Google Photos. Depending on the settings, those who have access to a shared album can view, add to, and sometimes edit the content. Here is a quick rundown of the functions available in Google Shared Albums:

► Create an album: You can use the album to share your photos or videos with specific people by a shareable link.

► When an album is shared, others can:

• View: Photos and videos in a shared album are visible to everyone.
• Comment: Users can comment on specific photos or the entire album.
• Upload images/videos: If enabled, guests can upload their photos and videos to the album.

► Notifications: Those with access to the album will receive notifications when new content is added.

► Privacy protection: You can manage who can see the album by providing a link or inviting them directly via email. Access can be revoked at any time.

This feature is often used when multiple people want to view and participate in photos and videos in the same location, such as a family reunion, vacation, or group event.

How to Add Photos to Shared Google Album from iPhone

If you have the Google Photos app on your iPhone, you can directly upload photos to a shared album. Before the steps, make sure that Google Photos has permission to access all your iPhone photos.

Step 1. Open the Google Photos app on your iPhone.

Step 2. Go to Collections and open the shared album.

Step 3. Click the Add photos button and choose the photos you want to upload. Then, click Add in the upper-right corner and these photos will be added to your shared album

Bonus Tip: How to Add Photos to a shared Google Drive from iPhone

Step 1. Open the Google Drive app on your iPhone.

Step 2. Navigate to Shared and open the shared Google Drive folder.

Step 3. Click the plus icon, select Upload file, and choose Photos and Videos.

Step 4. Check the photos you want to add to the shared folder and tap Upload in the upper-right corner. Then, the selected photos are added to the shared Google Drive folder.

How to Add Photos to Shared Google Album from iPhone without APP

If you do not have the Google Photos app on your iPhone because of insufficient local storage or other reasons, you can also add photos to a shared Google Photo album from iPhone on the Google Photos website.

Step 1. Open a web browser on your iPhone and enter the Google Photos website.

Step 2. Click the 3-line button and choose Albums in the menu.

Step 3. Go to the shared Google album and select the photo-uploading icon (shaped as a picture with a plus).

Step 4. Click the icon with a cloud and an upward arrow and choose Photo Library. Then, choose the photos you want to upload and tap Add. After a while, the photos will be added to the shared album.

How to Add iCloud Photos to a Google Shared Album

Apart from adding iPhone photos to Google Shared album, if you also want to know how to add iCloud Photos to Google, you can utilize MultCloud to easily reach your goal.

MultCloud is a cloud managing and file transfer service that supports iCloud Photos, Google Photos, Google Drive, Google “Shared with me”, Google Workspace, and Google Shared Drive. Whether your shared album lies in which service, you can use MultCloud Cloud Transfer to transfer photos without downloading and re-uploading.

Here is an example of the iCloud Photos-to-Google Photos transfer.

Step 1. Sign up for a free account on the MultCloud website.

Step 2. Click Add Cloud and the iCloud Photos logo. Then, enter your iCloud Photos login credentials and go through the two-factor authentication to add iCloud Photos to MultCloud.

Step 3. Click Add Cloud and the Google Photos logo, and enter the Google Photos login credentials to add Google Photos to MultCloud.

Step 4. Select the Cloud Transfer function and choose iCloud Photos as the source. Then, choose the Google Photos shared album as the destination.

Step 5. Open Options to check the transfer settings and you can schedule the task with the Schedule feature. When the task is ready, tap Transfer Now to start transferring.

Conclusion

There are 2 solutions on how to add photos to shared Google album from iPhone. If you have the Google Photos app, you can open it to upload photos to the shared album. Otherwise, if you do not have the app, you can go to the Google Photos website and upload photos to a shared Google album on the website. Both ways are easy to practice and just try the one that meets your needs better.

Moreover, if you want to add iCloud Photos to Google shared album, MultCloud is a good choice. It can automate the cloud-to-cloud transfer task and help you save time in studying how to move photos from iCloud Photos to other cloud services.