Turn on the Photo Stream Sharing Option on the iPhone 5

The tutorial below will point out the location in the iPhone 5 menu system where you need to go to be able to use the Photo Stream sharing option. If this option is not turned on, then you will not have the option of creating Photo Streams on the device, such as with the method outlined in this article on Apple’s support site.   Step 1: Tap the Settings icon on your Home screen.

    Step 2: Select the iCloud option.

    Step 3: Select the Photo Stream option.

    Step 4: Tap the button to the right of Shared Photo Streams to move it to the On position.

    If you have an iPhone and an iPad, you can use Photo Stream to share pictures between both devices. After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses. However, he now works full time writing content online and creating websites. His main writing topics include iPhones, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Android, and Photoshop, but he has also written about many other tech topics as well. Read his full bio here.

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