View Memories in Photos on iPad

The Photos app scans your library to automatically create collections of photos and videos called Memories. Memories include Memory movies, which are automatically edited for you and set to music. You can edit Memories and share them with others. You can also make a Memory movie from an album you create.

The Memories screen showing two Memories. At the top left is a For You button, which takes you back to the For You screen. At the top right is a Favorites button, which shows you a collection of your favorite Memories.

Play a Memory movie

Swipe from the left edge of the screen or tap to show the sidebar, then tap For You.
Choose a Memory, then tap the image at the top of the screen to play it.
To pause, tap the movie, then tap .
To go forward or backward in the movie, tap the movie, then slide the frames at the bottom of the screen left or right.

Edit a Memory movie

While a Memory is playing, tap the screen to show customization options.
Do any of the following:
- Change the mood: Swipe left or right through the moods to change the music and editing style.
- Change the length: Swipe to change to short, medium, or long depending on the number of photos in the Memory.
- Personalize the movie: Tap Edit at the top of the screen to add or delete specific photos, change the music, edit the title, and more.
Tap .

Create a Memory

You can create your own Memory from an event, a specific day in your library, or an album.

View photos in the Library tab by Days or Months, then tap . Or, open an album in the Albums tab, then tap .
Tap Play Memory Movie.
While the movie plays, tap the screen, then tap Edit.
Tap OK to add the movie to Memories, then make edits such as adding or deleting specific photos, changing the music, and editing the title.
Tap Done.

Delete a Memory movie

Select the Memory you want to delete.
Tap , then tap Delete Memory or Suggest Fewer Memories Like This.

Share a Memory

Play the Memory you want to share.
While the movie plays, tap the screen, tap , then choose how you want to share.

Add a Memory to Favorites

Select the Memory you want to mark as a favorite.
Tap , then tap Add to Favorite Memories.

To view your favorite Memories, tap For You, tap See All, then tap Favorites.

Share photos from a Memory

Photos identifies the people in a Memory and makes it easy to share the photos in that Memory with them.

Tap a Memory with photos you want to share.
Tap Select, then tap the photos you want to share.
Tap , then choose how you want to share them.

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