All of which is irrelevant to what I consider the largest problem with this scheme: that it's being done on-device instead of on the server. There are componen

All of which is irrelevant to what I consider the largest problem with this scheme: that it's being done on-device instead of on the server. There are components that run on the device and the server. One can't function without the other. That's why not using iCloud Photos disables the entire thing.