There should be an option to turn on "Sync to Icloud Immediately" permanently
Whenever I check the Photos app 50% of the time it says something like "pause syncing for performance", "pause syncing for low battery" or "pause due to poor connectivity". Sometimes it would pause syncing for days before i hit the unpause button manually. Which defeats the purpose when you're trying to protect those data.
Fortunately ios 27 introduces a feature called “Sync Immediately” for Icloud Photos allowing it to prioritize syncing over performance, battery, and connectivity. But you can only turn “sync immediately” on for the day before it turn off automatically, why Apple??? bruh