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Create and work with photo albums on iPhone

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 Albums collection in the Photos app. A grid of albums is on the screen. At the top of the screen, from left to right, are the Back, New Album, and More buttons. Below that are buttons to view albums by Personal, Shared, or Activity. At the bottom of the screen, from left to right, are the Library, Collections, and Search buttons.

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 and videos with iCloud.

Create a new album

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Collections.

  3. Tap Albums, then tap the Add button.

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

  5. Tap Create.

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

Sort albums

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Collections.

  3. Tap Albums, tap the More button, then choose a sort option.

    If you choose Sort by Custom Order, touch and hold an album, then drag it to a new position.

  4. To show only albums or only folders, tap the More button, tap Filter, then choose an option.

To change the format of the albums list, tap the More button, then select List View or Key Photo.

Rename an album

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Collections, then tap Albums.

  3. Touch and hold the album you want to rename.

  4. Tap Edit Title and Photos.

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

Share photos from an album

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Collections, then tap Albums.

  3. Tap the album to open it, then tap Select.

  4. Tap the items you want to share, or tap Select All to share everything in the album.

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

Delete an album

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Collections, then tap Albums.

  3. Touch and hold the album you want to delete.

  4. 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

You can create folders to organize your albums. After you create a folder, it appears in the Albums collection.

  1. Go to the Photos app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Collections, then tap Albums.

  3. Tap the Add button.

  4. Tap New Folder, then name the folder and add albums to it.

  5. Tap Create.

To remove an album from a folder, tap the folder to open it, touch and hold an album, then tap Remove from Folder.

See alsoAdd, delete, and find photos and videos in albums on iPhoneFilter and sort photos and videos in albums on iPhoneCreate shared albums in Photos on iPhone
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