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Create and work with photo albums on iPad

Use albums in the Photos app to view and organize your photos and videos. You can also rename, rearrange, and delete albums and create folders to contain multiple albums.

The Photos app is open to Albums. Personal is selected. The rest of the iPad screen shows thumbnails for albums in a grid.

If you use iCloud Photos, albums are stored in iCloud. They’re up to date and accessible on devices where you’re signed in to the same Apple Account. See Back up and sync your photos with iCloud.

Create a new album

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPad.

  2. Tap Albums, then tap Create.

  3. Tap New Album, then add a name for your album, add photos, and choose a key photo to represent the album.

  4. Tap Done.

To create an album you collaborate on with other people, see Create shared albums.

Reorder albums

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPad.

  2. Tap the More button, then choose a sort option.

    If you choose Sort by Custom Order, drag the albums into the order you want.

  3. To show albums only or folders only, tap Filter, then choose an option.

To change the format of the list, tap List View or Key Photo.

Rename an album

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPad.

  2. Tap Albums, then tap the album you want to rename.

  3. Tap the More button, then tap the Compose button.

  4. Enter the new name in the text field, then tap Done.

Share all the photos in an album

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPad.

  2. Tap Albums, then tap the album you want to share.

  3. Tap the More button, tap Share, then choose a sharing option such as AirDrop, Messages, or Mail.

Delete an album

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPad.

  2. Tap Albums, then touch and hold the album you want to delete.

  3. Tap Delete Album.

Note: When you delete an album, the photos and videos within it remain in your photo library and any other albums they were added to.

Organize albums in folders

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPad.

  2. Tap Albums, tap Create, then choose New Folder.

  3. Name the folder, then tap the Add button.

To remove an album from a folder, tap the folder to open it, touch and hold an album, then tap “Move Album out of [name].”

See alsoAdd, delete, and find photos in albums on iPadFilter and sort photos and videos in albums on iPadCreate shared albums in Photos on iPad
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