iCloud Photos Downloader: Selective Sync Controls and Automation API
Eight pull requests added five opt-in flags for selective sync, bulk delete, and status monitoring, plus three correctness fixes for multi-size runs. The pattern is finer control for large libraries and safer automation.
Duration: PT2M12S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from iCloud Photos Downloader.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: iCloud Photos Downloader
- Published: 2026-11-09T14:15:53Z
- Audio duration: PT2M12S
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Good morning, it's Monday, November 9th, 2026, and this is your iCloud Photos Downloader briefing.
The headline is control: eight pull requests landed, five of them new opt-in options for skipping, metadata-only sync, and automation. All five default off, so existing runs are unchanged unless you opt in.
First, more precise selection. Pull request 1468 adds exclude filename, which can be repeated, is case-insensitive, and supports star and question-mark wildcards. It uses the same filter path as skip videos, so excluded items are also protected from cloud deletes. Pull request 1469 adds X M P sidecar only mode for…
Second, operations and automation. Pull request 1465 adds an opt-in web U I A P I mode with read-only status and activity endpoints, reporting state like idle, syncing or needs multi-factor, plus totals and recent downloads held in memory, capped at two hundred, with no account data exposed. Pull request 1466 adds…
Third, correctness fixes for multi-size runs. Pull request 1471 stops writing orientation into adjusted-image sidecars, fixing double rotation because the adjusted file is already upright. Pull request 1472 and 1473 fix counting and cleanup when you request…
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