qApple v iOS 27 modifies the functioning of shared albums and it seems that the change may have a rather unpleasant effect on users who have previously also used them as a way to save space on theirCloudThe newly created permanent shared albums will start counting photos and videos in your iCloud storage. Many people have used shared albums not only to share photos with family and friends, but also as a relatively handy way to have some images stored outside the main Photos library, de facto unlimited.
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Shared albums are no longer "free"
Until now, shared albums had a specific status. The photos and videos in them did not count towards your personal limit.Cloud storage, which some users used to store older photos or videos that they wanted to have available but didn't want to pay for additional space. In iOS 27, but the rules are changing. For newly created permanent shared albums (i.e. created through iOS 27) the content is counted in iCloud storage. In other words, if you have, for example, a basic free 5GB plan, you can now fill it with photos stored in shared albums.
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Older albums remain for now
The good news is that Apple according to the current betaversion does not delete the old way existing shared albums work. Albums created before the transition to iOS 27 are still operating according to the original rules, which means that if you have created a shared album in the past and have photos stored in it, due to iOS 27, their contents should not suddenly start counting towards your storage.
But the new albums work differently. Apple in addition iOS 27 adds the ability to create a temporary shared album that can last up to 30 days and is intended for, for example, a wedding, vacation, or other event where you want multiple people to easily upload photos to one place.
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Apple while significantly improving shared albums
The whole situation is a bit paradoxical. Apple It also significantly improves shared albums, as people with Android can now contribute to them more conveniently. Windows, with full-resolution photos and videos supported. There are also better options for filtering, reacting, and inviting more people. So while on the one hand Apple shared albums tooneWhile it really opens them up to the world, it also takes away one rather interesting advantage. If you've been using them mainly as free storage, in iOS 27 you can no longer rely on this trick for newly created albums.
Can the author explain to us what specifically is paradoxical about a company improving a paid service?