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Viewing Shared Photo Streams shared by others
Of course, being an iCloud user, you can view Photo Streams that friends have invited you to view
using your iOS device, Mac, or PC or via the web on any web-capable device.
You first need to be invited by someone sharing a Photo Stream. This invitation comes in the
form of an e-mail or a notification that includes a subscribe link. Once you click the link or the Accept
button, you are subscribed to the Shared Photo Stream.
The Shared Photo Stream appears in the Photo Stream section of the Photos app in your iOS
device. In iPhoto or Aperture on your Mac, it also appears in the Photo Stream section. In Windows,
you view the Shared Photo Stream by opening a new Windows Explorer window and clicking Photo
Stream under Favorite Links.
If you aren't using any of these devices or don't have an iCloud account, you can view a Shared
Photo Stream online (see Figure 5-10) if the person sharing the stream has turned on the Public
Website setting for that Shared Photo Stream; if you were invited to the Shared Photo Stream, that
invite will have a link to the web version. From a browser, you can view photos but not “like” or com-
ment on them.
Figure 5-10
A Shared Photo Stream viewed on the web
“Like” and comment on Shared Photo Stream photos
Similar to Facebook and other social networks, when you have access to a Shared Photo Stream,
you can add comments to pictures or simply “like” them to apply your seal of approval. Comments
and “likes” can be added to photos on an iOS device, Mac, or PC and you can even “like” photos via