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Share photos and videos on iPhone

You can share photos and videos in Mail or Messages, or other apps you install. You can also use AirDrop to instantly share photos with anyone nearby on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Vision Pro.

To learn about transferring photos and videos to an external storage device, see Import and export photos and videos.

Note: Sharing a photo or video includes sharing its associated metadata, such as date and time, location, device, and captions.

Share photos and videos

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPhone.

  2. Do any of the following:

    • Share a single photo or video: Open the photo or video, tap the Share button, then choose a sharing option such as Mail, Messages, or AirDrop.

      A selected photo is displayed in the top half of the iPhone screen, with a row of share options below. Additional options appear below those, including Copy Photo, Add to Shared Album, Add to Album, and Use as Wallpaper.

    • Share multiple photos or videos: While viewing a screen with multiple thumbnails, tap Select, then tap the thumbnails of the photos and videos you want to share. Tap the Share button, then choose a sharing option such as Mail, Messages, or AirDrop.

      The iPhone screen is filled with a grid of photos, some of which are selected. At the bottom of the screen are the Share and Delete buttons.

    • Share all the photos in a collection: While viewing a collection—like a collection from Recent Days, Memories, or Trips—tap the More button, tap Share, then choose a sharing option such as Mail, Messages, or AirDrop.

You can also create a shared album so that you can collaborate on the album with just the people you choose. See Create shared albums.

Note: The size limit of attachments is determined by your service provider. For devices or services that don’t support Live Photos, a Live Photo is shared as a still photo.

Adjust the information you share about a photo or video

Before you share a photo or video, you can adjust the format, file type, and information that gets shared with it.

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPhone.

  2. Open a photo or video, tap the Share button, tap Options, then do any of the following:

    • Turn off location data: Turn off Location.

    • Adjust the file format: Tap Automatic for the best file format for the destination, tap Current to prevent a file format conversion, or tap Most Compatible and files may convert to JPEG or MOV.

    • Send as iCloud link: Turn on iCloud Link to share a URL to view or download the photos or videos. iCloud links are available for 30 days.

    • Send all photo data: Turn on All Photos Data to share the original file with edit history and metadata; the recipient can view and modify the current version (available with AirDrop and iCloud links only).

  3. Tap the Done button.

Save or share a photo or video you receive

You can save photos shared with you from other apps.

Depending on the app, tap the Save button next to the image, or touch and hold the photo or video, then tap the Save button.

You can view your saved photos and videos in your photo library, or see Find recently saved photos.

Note: Photos and videos shared with you in the Messages app are automatically saved in your photo library. To turn off this feature, go to Settings  > Apps > Messages > Shared with You, then turn off Photos.

See alsoUse AirDrop to send items to nearby Apple devicesImport and export photos and videos on iPhoneCreate shared albums in Photos on iPhone
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