Move photos from pictures to a collection in an album?

How to move a photo from photos to a collection in an album?

iPhone Air, iOS 26

Posted on Oct 18, 2025 7:37 AM

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Posted on Oct 18, 2025 7:42 AM

  • Open the Photos App
  • Tap Library
  • Find the photo(s) and tap Select in the upper right hand corner
  • Tap the photo and you'll see a check mark in it
  • Tap the square box with an up arrow
  • Tap Add to Album
  • Find the Album from the list and tap it and the photo will be moved there
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Oct 18, 2025 7:45 AM in response to Greenbusher

If you long press on a picture, you get a menu with "Add to Album." Is this what you need?


Or do you mean something else? I may be confused, because collections aren't in albums. The "albums" collection can be included in the Pinned Collections section. And with Collection>Modify,

you can add any album to Collections -- it's at the bottom of the menu.


Let us know if this works for you…

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