Apple will permanently delete users' photos this month

Apple users have been urged to take action to ensure they don't lose dozens of their favourite photos later this month.

The My Photo Stream album is to be shut down in July, putting many iPhone users at risk of losing some of their treasured snaps.

The feature, which Apple launched back in 2011, automatically stores photographs taken in the last 30 days and allows users to upload snaps and videos to other devices without using up their iCloud storage allowance.

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Over recent years, the iCloud Photo Library has started to replace My Photo Stream and now the feature is set to be scrapped entirely.

Apple will be shutting down My Photo Stream on 26 July, with any photos and videos not backed up elsewhere being deleted.

Any snaps uploaded to My Photo Stream before 26 June will remain in iCloud for 30 days from the date of upload however, with users able to access them on devices where the feature is enabled.

The company announced the upcoming changes in a blog post, outlining how iPhone users will be impacted.

Apple explained: "New photo uploads to My Photo Stream from your devices will stop one month before, on June 26, 2023. Any photos uploaded to the service before that date will remain in iCloud for 30 days from the date of upload and will be available to any of your devices where My Photo Stream is currently enabled.

"By July 26, 2023, there will be no photos remaining in My Photo Stream, and the service will be shut down."

To make sure you don't lose any of your photos, simply go into the My Photo Stream album in your camera roll and save your pictures to your iPhone or to iCloud.

If you already have iCloud Photos enabled across your Apple devices, you do not need to take any action as your pictures are already backed up.

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iCloud is now said to be the 'best way' to keep all of your photos and videos safe and accessible across all devices, according to Apple.

The tech giant offers all iPhone users 5GB of free storage, with anyone who requires more having to sign up to Apple's premium cloud subscription, iCloud+.

iPhone users can pay monthly for extra storage on their device with three options on offer starting with 50GB costing £0.99 per month.

200GB will set you back by £2.99 each month, while those wanting 2TB of storage will be charged £8.99 per month.