Create a Photo Album on iPhone in Seconds

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By Rheanne Taylor
June 18, 2025

Apple's Photos app has a few default photo albums that automatically organize the photos on your iPhone. But what if you'd like to create a new photo album? The Photos app allows users to organize pictures into albums they create. Here's how to create an album on your iPhone.

Why You'll Love This Tip

  • Keep your photo library organized by sorting your photos into albums.
  • Easily access specific photos when you want to see them.
  • Sort photos into albums based on special events, seasons, trips, and more.

How to Create a Photo Album on iPhone

System Requirements

This tip was performed on an iPhone 15 Pro running iOS 18.5. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.

Photos albums are a great way to keep your iPhone photos organized! For more great photo organization tutorials, check out our free Tip of the Day. Now, here's how to make a photo album on your iPhone:

  1. Open the Photos app. a screenshot of the iphone home screen with a red box around the photos app icon
  2. Open the photo you want to add to an album, and tap the three-dot more button. a screenshot of the iphone photos app displaying a photo of a cat with a red box around the three-dot menu button
  3. You can also select multiple photos, and then tap the three-dot more button. a screenshot of the iphone photos app displaying multiple photos of a cat selected with a red box around the three dot menu button
  4. Tap Add to Album. a screenshot of the iphone photos app displaying a photo of a cat with an additional menu open and a red box around the add to album button
  5. Tap the plus icon. a screenshot of the iphone photos app displaying a list of albums with a red box around the plus icon
  6. Enter a name for the album, and then select Create. a screenshot of the iphone photos app displaying the create an album screen with a red box around the create button

Now, you can easily create a photo album from your iPhone. Your new album will now appear under Albums. To add more photos to the album, simply repeat steps 1-4, and select the album in the list.

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Rheanne Taylor is the Video Production Manager of iPhone Life. In her 10+ years at the company, she has produced hundreds of educational videos showing people how to get the most out of their iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and Macs. Rheanne holds a bachelor’s degree in Literature & Writing and has 11+ years of experience in photography and video work, which she enjoys utilizing in her how-to videos. When she isn’t overseeing video content, Rheanne loves drinking tea, taking lots of photos, and hanging out with her Instagram famous cat Wesley (IG: wesley_the_pirate_cat)
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