Do photos in an iCloud Shared Album disappear when you turn it off and on?

Conclusion: They don't disappear even if you toggle off and on

To conclude, photos in shared albums do not disappear even if you toggle them off and on.

Shared album data is associated with your Apple ID, so it won't disappear unless you delete your Apple ID.

First, close the Photos app.

Next, I actually tried turning off "Shared Albums" in Settings.

Then, I turned "Shared Albums" back on and opened the Photos app.

The shared albums started loading.

However, when I first tried it, it remained stuck in the state on the left and didn't load.

It was resolved by toggling it off and on again, but I'll explain more in the next section.

It didn't work at first

Initially, when I toggled shared albums off and on, the shared albums didn't load at all.

It remained unchanged even after leaving it connected to a charger overnight, so I tried toggling the setting off and on again using the following steps, and it loaded immediately.

1. Close all apps and restart the device
2. From Settings > Photos, turn off 'Shared Albums', wait about 10 seconds, then turn it back on
3. Open the Photos app

These steps may not be the definitive solution, but if your shared albums stopped loading after toggling them off and on, please give them a try.

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