Why are some iPhone photos stuck syncing to iCloud despite good internet and storage?

Why does my recent photos only be added to icloud and the rest is inly always playing sync but never finished even thou the internet connection is good and i have 2 TB of storage in Icloud , what is the problem

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iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on May 27, 2025 2:18 AM

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May 28, 2025 11:18 PM in response to Raniaasmaa

Sometimes this happens if your device is in low power mode, if your device is at a low battery, or if your iCloud storage is full. I know you mentioned having 2 TB of storge, but didn't mention how much storage is being used, so I'm mentioning it just in case. If none of these are applicable, it could just be a large file. Apple has an article going into more depth about how all this works.

Set up and use iCloud Photos - Apple Support

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