P: Screenshot Filter for Cloud-Stored Media in iOS

Feature Request: Screenshot Filter for Cloud-Stored Media in iOS

1. Current Limitation:

• In the iOS Photos app (local library), users can easily distinguish between screenshots and regular camera photos (e.g. via the “Screenshots” album).
• However, once images are uploaded to iCloud or stored in iCloud Drive, this classification no longer persists in the cloud environment.

2. Resulting Problem:

• During search and filtering within the cloud-stored media (especially via iCloud.com, Files app, or shared albums), there is no way to isolate screenshots.
• This impacts productivity and search efficiency, particularly for:
  
• Professionals using screenshots for documentation
• Users managing large media libraries
• Developers, educators, and content creators
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3. Comparative Benchmark:

• Competing cloud storage providers (e.g. Google Photos, OneDrive) already offer:
  
• Persistent screenshot classification across cloud and local views
• Search filters for media type (e.g. “type:screenshot”)
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4. Suggested Enhancement:

• Extend the “Screenshots” classification metadata to iCloud-stored files.
• Enable filter/search by media type (“screenshot”, “photo”, “screen recording”) across:
  
• iCloud web interface
• Files app
• iCloud photo search (including shared albums)
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5. Benefit:

• Improves content retrieval speed
• Aligns iCloud functionality with industry standards
• Supports advanced workflows and media management for power users