How to Accept a Shared Album Invitation on iPhone

Ready to accept an invitation to join a shared photo album on iPhone? Just follow these steps:

After the owner of the album sends you the invitation, a notification should appear on your screen or in Notification Center. Once it does, tap it. If the notification doesn’t appear, tap the Photos app. Depending on your notification settings, you may see a badge on the Photos app icon when there’s a pending invitation. If you’re not taken to it right away, tap For You. The shared album invitation is explained here. Tap Accept to join the album. The shared album is added to the top of the screen. Tap the name of the album to view its photos. All of the photos in the album are displayed here. Depending on the settings of the album, you may be able to add your own photos to it by tapping the +.

How to Leave a Shared Photo Album on iPhone

If you’ve decided you no longer want to be part of a shared album, you can leave the album by following these steps:

Tap Photos. Tap For You. Tap the album you want to leave. Tap the person icon (or . . .

Shared Album Details). Tap Unsubscribe. In the confirmation pop-up, tap Unsubscribe.