If you’re an iPhone user, you probably have a large collection of photos in your camera roll. While the camera roll is a convenient place to store all your pictures, sometimes you may want to organize them into specific albums. This can help you quickly find and share photos with friends and family.
Fortunately, moving photos from your camera roll to an album on your iPhone is a simple process. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to easily create and manage albums, and move photos between them. Whether you want to create a new album for a special occasion or organize your photos by theme, we’ve got you covered.
By following our step-by-step instructions, you’ll be able to keep your photo library neat and organized, making it easier to find and enjoy your favorite memories. So let’s get started and learn how to efficiently move photos from your camera roll to albums on your iPhone!
Step-by-step guide to transfer photos
- Open the Photos app on your iPhone.
- Tap on the “Albums” tab at the bottom of the screen.
- Scroll down and select the “Camera Roll” album.
- Tap on the “Select” option in the top right corner.
- Choose the photos you want to move to a different album by tapping on them.
- Tap on the “Add To” option at the bottom of the screen.
- Select the album you want to move the photos to.
- Tap on “Add” to confirm and transfer the selected photos to the new album.
Locate the Camera Roll on your iPhone
Before you can move photos from your Camera Roll to an album on your iPhone, you need to first locate the Camera Roll. Here’s how you can find it:
- Unlock your iPhone by entering your passcode or using Face ID/Touch ID.
- Tap on the “Photos” app icon on your home screen.
- Once the Photos app opens, you will see different tabs at the bottom of the screen. Tap on the “Albums” tab.
- Scroll down until you see the section labeled “Media Types.” Under this section, you will find the “Camera Roll” album.
- Tap on the “Camera Roll” album to access all the photos and videos stored in your Camera Roll.
Now that you have located your Camera Roll, you can select and move photos to a specific album on your iPhone for better organization.
Select the photos you want to move
Once you have navigated to the desired album or camera roll on your iPhone, tap on the “Select” option usually located in the top right corner of the screen.
You can then tap on each photo you want to move to select it. Selected photos will be highlighted with a checkmark. You can select multiple photos by tapping on each one individually.
Create a new album on your iPhone
Organizing your photos into albums on your iPhone can help you keep your photos in order and easily accessible. Here’s how you can create a new album:
Step 1: Open the Photos app
Unlock your iPhone and open the Photos app from your home screen.
Step 2: Tap on “Albums” at the bottom of the screen
At the bottom of the screen, you will see different options like “Photos”, “For You”, “Albums”, etc. Tap on “Albums” to access your photo albums.
| Step 3: | Tap on the “+” icon to create a new album |
| Step 4: | Enter a name for your new album and tap “Save” |
Your new album will now be created, and you can start moving photos from your camera roll to this album for better organization.
Move the selected photos to the new album
To move the selected photos from your camera roll to the new album on your iPhone, follow these steps:
- Open the Photos app on your iPhone.
- Navigate to the camera roll where the photos are located.
- Select the photos you want to move by tapping on them.
- Tap on the “Share” button.
- Choose the option to “Add to Album” or “Add to Shared Album”.
- Select the new album you created earlier.
- Tap “Add” or “Done” to confirm the move.
Once you complete these steps, the selected photos will be moved to the new album on your iPhone for easy access and organization.
Verify the photos are in the new album
Once you have moved the photos from your camera roll to the new album on your iPhone, it’s important to verify that they have been successfully transferred. Here’s how you can do it:
- Open the Photos app on your iPhone.
- Navigate to the Albums tab.
- Locate the new album where you moved the photos.
- Tap on the album to open it.
- Scroll through the photos in the album to ensure that all the transferred photos are there.
By following these steps, you can confirm that the photos have been moved to the new album and are organized as desired on your iPhone.
Delete the photos from Camera Roll
If you have successfully moved your photos to a new album and no longer need them in your Camera Roll, you can delete them to free up space on your iPhone. Here’s how:
- Open the Photos app on your iPhone.
- Navigate to the Camera Roll where the photos you want to delete are located.
- Tap “Select” in the top right corner of the screen.
- Tap on each photo you want to delete to select them.
- Once you have selected all the photos you want to delete, tap the trash bin icon in the bottom right corner.
- Confirm the deletion by tapping “Delete X Photos” (X represents the number of selected photos).
After following these steps, the selected photos will be permanently deleted from your Camera Roll, freeing up space on your device.
