6 Ways to Organize and Find Photos on iPhone

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Basic Methods

Method 1: View Recently Added Photos or Videos

You often save a photo or video, but it doesn’t appear in the Photos app’s bottom row. This happens because photos are sorted in the Photos library according to the date from their EXIF data. You can easily find such recent photos/videos from the Recents album.

To manage recent photos on your iPhone, launch the Photos app and go to theAlbumstab. Tap onRecentsto view the photos/videos in order of recently saved.

Method 2: Use Shared Library

TheShared Library optionlets you share directly from your library without creating a Shared Album. However, you can use it to organize your camera roll and other images like screenshots and saved pictures. Here’s how to do it.

Step 1: Once you’ve turned on theShared Libraryfeature, tapSelectnear the top right corner of the screen.

Step 2: Select the photos you wish to separate from your camera roll and tap on the three-dot menu. Now,tapMove to Shared Library.

To see photos from yourShared Library, tap on the three-dot button at the top right corner and tap Shared Library. Alternatively, to view all the photos, follow the same steps and selectBoth LibrariesorPersonal Libraries.

Method 3: Add Photos to Albums

Step 1: On thePhotosapp, navigate to theAlbums, and tap the+button at the top left. Now, selectNew Album.

Step 2:Name the album and tapSave.

Step 3: To add photos to the album, tap andselectthe photos/videos to add and hitAdd. Now, to view the photos/videos, simply tap on the newly created album.

Method 4: Create Shared Albums

A Shared Album helps you organize and share photos at the same time. Here’s how to create a Shared Album on your iPhone.

Step 1: On the Photos app, go to theAlbumstab and tap the+button. SelectNew Shared Albumfrom the menu.

Step 2: Type a name for the album and hitNext. Once done,searchfor and select the person with whom you want to share the album. Lastly,tapon Create.

Step 3:Once you’ve opened the newly created album, tap the+button to add photos and videos from the library. Select the items you want toaddto the album. Once done, tap onPost.

Method 5: Hide Private Photos or Videos

Step 1: Select photos and videos you wish to hide and tap on thethree-dotmenu. Next, selectHide.

Step 2: TapHide Photosto confirm

To find the hidden photos or videos, kindly follow these steps.

Step 1: Go to theAlbumstab in the Photos app, scroll to the bottom, and tapHidden.

Step 2: Authenticate with yourpasscode/Face ID, and you can find all your hidden photos/videos there.

Also Read:How to browse the Photos app by location on iPhone

Method 6: Find Images Saved by Other Apps

When you save a photo from another app, it gets tagged with the app’s name. You can quickly filter out all the images saved from that app. Here’s how.

Step 1: Navigate to theSearchsection of the Photos app, and search for the app’s name. Once you’ve located it, hit theSearchbutton on your iPhone’s keyboard.

Step2: Click on the app’s name under theSaved From Appssection to view all the saved photos/videos.

FAQs

Yes, there are two differences. First, Shared Albums can be shared with others compared to normal Albums. Second, when you delete the photos/videos from your library, they get deleted from the normal album, but if the same photos are in the Shared Library, they won’t get deleted from there.

No, Apple doesn’t let you convert a normal album into a shared one. You must create a Shared Album separately.

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Last updated on 22 August, 2024

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