“My flow of photos” (iCloud) will stop in a short time

Apple has just announced that the serviceMy photo flowwill stop theJuly 26, 2023, in less than two months, just after theWWDC. We do not know precisely why Cupertino has chosen to abandon this tool, but it is likely that the alternatives allowing to send shots on iCloud are today sufficient for most users. Know all the same that as from June 26, the loads of new photos toMy photo flowwill already become impossible.

Internet users will then have thirty days to transfer their images to another file of the iCloud photo library, or to a third -party platform. This step will not be necessary to jump, because the files in question will be erased on July 26. A fairly amazing deadline, after all, because Apple is more likely to prevent well upstream of this kind of update, in general.

Paying storage on iCloud

Today, it is necessary to create an iCloud account to access the photos captured in the iPhone from the rest of its Apple devices via the eponymous service. Which can have a cost: maybe the company of Tim Cook therefore takes advantage here to try to grab some additional subscribers, becauseMy photo flowallowed to storeUp to a thousand imagesWithout paying.

On iCloud, 5 GB are still offered to all creators of an account. But beyond, it will therefore be necessary to go to the checkout. Count 0.99 euros per month for 50 GB of storage, 2.99 euros per month for 200 GB or 9.99 euros per month for 2 TB.

What alternatives?

For the most disappointed who would like to turn to more affordable solutions, there ismany appsoffering services similar toMy photo flow.Google PhotosIn particular, with on the menu the recognition of faces, the classification of images by albums or even the sharing of content with relatives. Here, 15 GB is offered via Google Drive.

During the Worldwide Developer Conference, whose opening keynote will be held on June 5 at 7 p.m., Apple should presentiOS 17And MacOS 14. Will we also have the right to new features for photos during the event? Difficult to know for the moment, but it is not uncommon for the cessation of certain tools to prefigure new products in the apple.