How to Find iPhone Featured Photos in the Photos App

If you see a photo you like in your Feature Photos on your iPhone and want to locate it in an album or your Photos app, it's possible, but still a little tricky to find. Here are two ways to find Featured Photos in your camera roll or albums.

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How to Access iPhone Lock Screen Photos in Photos App

Have you ever looked at a photo on your Lock Screen displayed in a photo shuffle and wanted to find it in your Photo Library? Maybe you want to remember when and where it was taken, share it on social media, or see other photos from the same event. Finding these photos is possible but not super intuitive. Here's how to find Featured Photos from your Lock Screen in your Photos app.

1. Long press on the Lock Screen photo you want to locate in your Photos app.
   
   
2. Tap Customize.
   
   
3. Tap Lock Screen.
   
   
4. Tap the three dots on the bottom right of the screen.
   
   
5. Tap Show in Photo Library.
   
   
6. You'll be taken to that photo's location in your Photo Library.
   
   

How to Find iPhone Featured Photos in Your Photo Library

Now, if you see something you like in your Featured Photos display in your Photos app, the process is a little different. Here's what to do:

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1. Tap on the photo in your Featured Photo reel that you want to locate in your Photo Library.
   
   
2. The album name will be displayed on the top right, next to the meta data such as location and date it was taken. In this case, it's All Photos. Tap that.
   
   
3. You'll be taken to its location in the Photo Library. It won't automatically open, so if you want to interact with it further, tap on it.
   
   

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