either way, there are multiple ways of transferring pictures from iCloud to an Android device, all of which are available via an easy Google search using the term "how to transfer iCloud photos to Android".
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Many people use iCloud to sync iPhone’s photos via “Photo Stream” feature. But its limitations of the service cannot satisfied many people’s need. People turn to look for other platforms for storing the photos, such as Android device. So questions about how to transfer iCloud photos to Android are increasingly common.

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