How to organize your Apple Photos on iPhone

You’ve probably taken thousands of photos with your iPhone over the years, but if you don’t take the time to organize those pictures, it will be difficult to find specific shots. One way to arrange photos on your iPhone is to create albums for them.

Once photos have been added to an album, you can sort and filter the images, build slideshows, and share with others. And if you sync your photos via iCloud, your albums appear on all your Apple devices. Here’s how it works.

Is it difficult? Lance Whitney breaks down creating photo albums at PCMag,(Opens in a new tab) step by step.

How to Create an Album on iPhone

To create a photo album, open the Apple Photos(Opens in a new tab) app on your iPhone. To view all your photos, select the Library option at the bottom or choose Albums > Recents.

Take a look through your photos to get a sense of how you’d want to organize your folders into albums. For instance, you can create albums for specific events, people, or places. You can also group photos by type, such as clipart or paintings.

From the Recents album, tap the plus (+) icon and select New Album from the pop-up menu. Create a name for your album, tap Save, then select the images you want added to the album.

You can either tap each individual photo or swipe your finger across multiple images to select them. When done, tap Add at the top. You can now head to Albums > My Albums to see your new photo album. Choose a specific album to see the photos inside.

You can then create additional photo albums for your other pictures.

How to Edit or Delete an Album on iPhone

After creating an album, you can edit it if you want to add or remove specific photos. Open the album you wish to edit. If you need to remove something, tap Select and choose the images. Tap the trash icon, then choose Remove from Album to take the photos out of the album.

If you need to add photos to an album, tap the ellipsis icon at the top and select Add Photos. Browse your photo library and select the photos you wish to add, then tap Add in the upper right to add your selections to the album.

If you need to rename an album, press…