Apple Photos includes many new features in iOS 27, including upgrades to iCloud Shared Albums, one of the writer's favorite features in the app. Photos is one of the most-used apps on many iPhones, holding the photos and videos captured on the device, along with screenshots and pictures shared by friends.
iCloud Shared Albums offers a private, social-lite way to share memories with chosen people. Anyone invited can add photos and videos, and the album owner gets notified when they do. Participants can also like shared photos and comment on them, much like a social network. The writer, who is not big on social media, values this kind of private sharing.
iOS 27 addresses the feature's long-standing shortcomings. Shared Albums now support full-resolution photos and videos, a change the writer had long wanted. Users can also react to a photo or video with any emoji they choose, rather than being limited to likes. Android and Windows users can now contribute to albums via the web for the first time, where previously they could only view content shared by Apple users.
Other improvements make saving shared photos easier with a single tap. Users can set new participant permissions and optionally have an album expire at a later date. The writer says these changes resolve all previous complaints about Shared Albums, making this a big year for Apple Photos.
Source: 9to5Mac · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing