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AntonisReverse

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Jun 14, 2018
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hello everyone ! I have a question about iCloud and upload of photos. I’ve noticed that my photos are being uploaded on ICloud only when my phone is plugged in. I would like to ask how can I activate that function, that will allow the photos to be uploaded even if it’s not charging. Thank you in advance
 
I'm assuming you are referencing iCloud Photo Library?

There is nothing you can do to force a sync. Since this function can kill you battery from a single sync there is an algorithm Apple uses based of your current charge level and type of data connection (cellular/wifi) and the speed of the connection.

Right now on Wifi with my battery at 88% I took a photo and it synced in a couple seconds. However if I had 40% on a poor cellular connection it may not have attempted it.

You can share your photos manually to iCloud or another cloud storage service if its very urgent.
 
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