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How to Add Captions to Photos on iPhone

The Photos app on iPhone allows users to add searchable captions to photos, enhancing organization and retrieval. Captions sync with iCloud if enabled, aiding in finding important images. The process involves selecting a photo, swiping up, and entering a caption. This feature is beneficial for recalling specific details later.

InseRAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
October 28, 2025 – 4 minutes read time

Overview

Did you know that your Photos app comes with a built-in feature that allows you to add captions to photos on your iPhone? You do not have to download an extra app to add captions, and any captions added to photos on your iPhone will sync to the cloud if iCloud Photo Library is enabled.

Picture captions are handy for searching your iPhone Photo Library and reminding you of certain details when you come across the photo later. For these reasons, it’s best to keep the captions simple but useful—we recommend including notes about a holiday or occasion, if applicable, and any other keywords you may think of later when wanting to search for that photo.

Let’s explore how to caption pictures on iPhone:

Key Takeaways

Captions added to photos on iPhone or iPad help keep track of picture details.
Photo captions are searchable and appear in search results, making important photos easy to find.
Photo captions are automatically applied to your synced iCloud photos.

System Requirements

This tip works on most iPhones, but the screenshots below were captured on an iPhone 14 Pro iOS 26.

Click here to learn how to update your iPhone to the latest iOS version.

Add a Photo Caption

First, open the Photos app. Refer to the image below:

Next, tap a photo you would like to add a caption to. See the image below:

Now, when the photo opens, swipe up on the photo to reveal the Add a Caption area.

Tip:Make sure to place your finger on the photo itself before you swipe up; otherwise, you might accidentally start scrolling through recent photos instead of pulling up the photo information card.

See the following image:

Caption 3 — Swipe up to reveal add a caption option

Next, tap Add a Caption. Refer to the image below:

Now, type in your photo caption using the keyboard that appears, then tap the check mark in the blue circle to save the caption. See tjhe image below:

Caption 5 — Entering y and saving our caption

Next, reopen your Photos app and find your picture. You will see your added caption. See the following image:

Caption 6 — Your added caption for the photo

And that’s how you add a caption to an iPhone photo. We especially love being able to access these photo captions across our devices.

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How to Remove Duplicate Photos on iPhone

The Photos app helps users efficiently manage storage by identifying and merging duplicate photos on iPhones. Users can choose to delete lower-quality versions while retaining higher-quality images. The process allows for manual or automatic merging, ensuring that storage is optimized and photos remain organized. If mistakes occur, deleted photos can be restored within 30 days.

RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
September 16, 2025 – 5 minutes read time

Overview

Duplicate photos take up valuable storage space and make it harder to keep your photos organized. The Photos app has the perfect solution for putting an end to duplicates once and for all!

Understanding the algorithm used by the Photos app to delete duplicate photos can save you the headache of attempting to retrieve a version of a photo you wanted to keep.

Let’s explore how to automatically find duplicate photos on iPhones and merge them to delete the lower-quality image.

Why You Will Like This Tip

Save space and declutter your Photos app by automatically merging duplicate photos.
Keep the higher quality version of duplicated photos.

System Requirements

This tip was performed on an iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 18.6.1.

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How to Remove Duplicate Photos

First, open the Photos app . Refer to the image below:

Next, scroll down until you see Utilities and select Duplicates underneath. If you do not see Duplicates as an option, you can select the Customize & Reorder button by scrolling to the bottom to get this option. See the image below:

Duplicate 2 — Selecting Duplications option

Now, you will see a list of duplicate photos, including the date you took or saved them, and the size of each image. See the following image:

D Duplicate 3 — Date and Size of the duplicate photo

Next, you can go through them individually and tap on the one you wish to delete, then tap the Trash icon. Refer to the image below:

Duplicate 4 — Delete a photo via the Trash icon

Now, you can also tap Select in the top right corner. See the image below:

Duplicate 5 — Accessing the Select option

Next, you can either go through and tap the individual photos that you wish to delete so that you have more control over what you are keeping, or you can tap Select All. See the following image:

Duplicate 6 — Accessing the Select All option

Now, if you tap Merge and confirm that you wish to merge the duplicates, it will keep the highest-quality image and relevant metadata while moving the rest to Recently Deleted. Refer to the image below:

Duplicate 7 — Selecting to merge all duplicates

Next, you can also go through individually and tap Merge to manually delete the duplicate. See the image below:

Duplicate 8 — Selecting to merge one duplicate

Now you know how to delete duplicate pictures on iPhones automatically or one by one, if you are worried about deleting something you wanted to keep, you have 30 days to restore it from Recently Deleted folder.

Note! Please keep in mind that the Photos app will identify duplicate photos of various qualities. If you just want to keep the photos on your phone and do not plan on printing them or entering photo contests, a lower-quality image might not be a problem for you. In this case, you may want to delete the higher-quality one because it takes up more storage, but otherwise, you will probably want to keep the higher-quality photo. It is also possible that one of the photos will be a Live photo while the other is not. Finally, it is possible that you edited one by blurring out sensitive information, yet it still shows up next to the unblurred one as a duplicate. If you automatically select them all and merge them, your iPhone will pick the highest-quality image with the most data. So while it should pick the best quality image, which is generally also the unedited version, because doctoring a photo lowers image quality, we cannot be sure that it will always pick the one you prefer. So keep in mind that this process may require some manual editing if you do not do it manually on a case-by-case basis.

Now you know how to find duplicate photos on iPhones and then merge them automatically or manually, all via the Photos app. Merging is a quick way to delete them and doing this helps you quickly clean up your Photos app and enjoy more storage on your phone. Before the iOS 16 update, you needed to use a duplicate picture finder app, but all subsequent software updates have included this handy feature.

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Access Selfie, Video, and Portrait Modes Instantly

In iOS 26, the Camera app’s controls are hidden, complicating mode selection. A useful tip allows users to open the Camera in desired modes (Selfie, Video, Portrait) directly from the Home Screen via a long press. This method saves time and enhances usability for capturing moments.

RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
September 9, 2025 – 3 minutes read time

Overview

In iOS 26, the Camera app controls have been tucked away, making the display cleaner but making it more challenging to find the camera mode (like selfie, video, or portrait) you want. We all know that taking the perfect photo can require lightning reflexes, so here’s how to launch into your camera mode of choice right from your Home Screen, bypassing your in-app controls altogether.

Why You Will Like This Tip

Open your Camera in the exact mode you’re looking for, whether Selfie, Video, or Portrait.
Save time by not swiping between modes.
Avoid confusion with the iOS 26 Camera layout.

System Requirements

This tip can be performed on an iPhone running iOS 26 to be available in September 2025. This tip works on earlier OS versions as well such as iOS 18.6.

Click here to learn how to update your iPhone to the latest iOS version.

Accessing the Hidden Selfie Shortcut

Did you know you can open your Camera app to a specific mode right from your Home Screen? No need to swipe to find the right one. All you have to do is long-press on your Camera icon and then select either Selfie, Video, Portrait, or Portrait Selfie.

Note! This only works from your Home Screen, not from a Lock Screen shortcut.

First, on your Home Screen, long-press on your Camera app icon. Refer to the image below:

Next, tap Selfie, Video, Portrait, or Portrait Selfie from the menu. See the image below:

Now, yourCamera app will open in your selected mode, ready to shoot. Tap the Capture/Record icon , and you are set! See the following image:

Selfie 3 — Selecting the icon to take a selfie

Say cheese! Your photos will capture as usual, and if you want to switch modes, you can do it in the now-open Camera app.

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Mastering Pinned Collections in iOS 18 Photos

The iOS 18 Photos app introduces the Pinned Collections widget, allowing users to pin their favorite albums for quick access. This guide details steps to pin, unpin, reorder, and modify albums within the app, ensuring a personalized and efficient photo management experience on the iPhone.

RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
August 19, 2025 – 4 minutes read time

Overview

The iPhone’s new Photos app on iOS 18 has been one of the update’s most controversial changes. That’s why we are here to help you navigate these new changes. In this tip, we will explore how to pin an album in the iOS 18 18 Photos app.

The new Photos app has a widget called Pinned Collections, which you can place at the top of the app for easy access to your most-used albums. In this tip, we will explore how to pin an album in the iOS 18 18 Photos app.

Why You Will Like This Tip

Keep albums easily accessible from your Pinned Collections.
Pin photo albums to the top of the Photos app.

System Requirements

This tip was performed on an iPhone 4Pro running iOS 18.5.

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Pin a Photo Album in uOS 18

First, open the Photos app. Refer to the image below/

Next, scroll down and tap Albums. See the image below:

Now, locate the album you want and long press it. See the following image:

Next, tap Pin. If the collection is already pinned, you can tap Unpin to remove it from your collection. Refer to the image below:

Pin Album 4 — Selecting the Pin or Unpin option

Now, tap Pinned to reveal your your Pinned Collections. See the image below:

Pin Album 5 — Selecting Pinned Collections

Next, you will find the album there. See the following image:

Reorder Pinned Collections

First, open the Photos app, then scroll to the bottom, and tap Customize & Reorder. Refer to the image below:

Pin Album 7 — Selecting Customize & Reorder option

Next, touch and hold the three lines next to the collection you want to move and drag it to a new position.

Note! Its best to hold and drag to the right then up or down to your new position in order to see what you are doing.

See the image below:

Modify Pinned Collections

Navigate to your Pinned Collections and tap Modify in the upper right. See the following image:

Pin Album 9 — Selecting the Modify option

The collections with a red circle are in your Pinned Cillections. Those with a green circle can ce added by tapping on the collection. Refer to the image below:

Pin Album 10 — Your Pinned Collections and available collections to be pinned

That’s how to pin/unpin, reorder,, and modify an album in the iOS 18 Photos app. Now, you can quickly access the album whenever you need.

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Enhance Your iPhone Photos with Simple Captions

The Photos app on iPhone allows users to add captions to photos without needing extra apps. These captions sync with iCloud and are searchable, enhancing photo organization and retrieval. The process involves selecting a photo, swiping up, and entering a caption. This functionality aids in remembering details of captured moments.

RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
July 29, 2025 – 4 minutes read time

Overview

Did you know that your Photos app comes with a built-in feature that allows you to add captions to photos on your iPhone? You do not need to download an extra app to add captions. Any captions added to photos on your iPhone will sync to the cloud if iCloud Photo Library is enabled.

Picture captions are handy for searching your iPhone’s Photo Library and reminding you of specific details when you come across the photo later. For these reasons, it’s best to keep the captions practical yet straightforward—we recommend including notes about a holiday or occasion, if applicable, and any other relevant keywords you may think of later when searching for that photo. Here’s how to name pictures on iPhone and iPad.

Why You Yiu Like This Tip

Captions added to photos on iPhone or iPad help keep track of picture details.
Photo captions are searchable and appear in search results, making important photos easy to find.
Photo captions are automatically applied to your synced iCloud photos.

System Requirements

This tip works on most iPhones, but the screenshots below were captured on an iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 18.5.

Click here to learn how to update your iPhone to the latest iOS version.

Setting a Caption for a Photo

First, open the Photos app. Refer to the image below:

Next, tap on a photo you’d like to add a caption to. See the image below:

Now, when the photo opens, swipe up on the photo to reveal the Add a Caption area.

Tip: Make sure to place your finger on the photo itself before you swipe up, otherwise, you might accidentally start scrolling through recent photos instead of pulling up the photo information card.

See the following image:

Next, tap Add a Caption. Refer to the image below:

Now, type in your photo caption using the keyboard that appears, then tap Done to save it. See the image below:

Next, if you want to verify that your caption was added, tap on the original photo and swipe up to reveal the caption. See the following imag:

And that’s how you add a caption to an iPhone photo. We especially love being able to access these photo captions across our devices.

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How to Rearrange Albums in iPhone Photos

This post provides a guide on rearranging albums in Apple’s Photos app on iPhone and iPad. Users can sort albums by Date Modified, Name, or Custom Order, and utilize the drag-and-drop method for moving albums. The instructions are applicable for iOS 18.5 and emphasize a precise drag method for successful rearrangement.

IRAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
July 15, 2025 – 3 minutes read time

Overview

Want to learn how to rearrange albums on an iPhone or iPad in Apple’s Photos app? When you make a photo album on your iPhone, the Photos app automatically sorts in the Albums tab when it was created.

You can rearrange albums on iPhone in two different ways. Let’s explore how to rearrange your albums in the Photos app.

Why You Will Like This Tip

Learn how to rearrange albums in Photos on your iPhone or iPad using the drag and drop method.
Learn how to sort albums on iPhone by Date Modified, Name, or Custom Order.
Learn how to move albums around on iPhone so you can find your albums quickly and easily.

System Requirements

This tip was performed in iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 18.5.

Click here to learn how to update your iPhone to the latest iOS version.

How to Reorder Photo Albums

First, ipen the Photos app. Refer to the image below:

Next, scroll down and tap Albums. See the image below:

Now, tap the More icon. See the following image:

Next, tap a photo album sorting option. Refer to the image below:

Now, back in Albums, you can also touch and hold the center of a photo album you want to move, then drag it to a new place. Release your finger to drop the album in its new location.

Note! Make sure you drag down or up and to the right. Dragging the album straight up or down will not work. In our example, we are moving the Pinterest album below the Instagram album. See the image below:

Photos 5 — Moving the Pinterest album below the Instagram album

When you are done, close the Photos app, and you are finished rearranging albums on your iPhone or iPad.

Now you know how to reorder albums on iPhone and iPad!

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How to Forward Text Messages on iPhone

The post details how to forward text messages, including photos, on an iPhone. To forward a message, users should long press the message, select “More,” choose additional messages if desired, tap the forward icon, enter the recipient’s contact, and send it. This method allows efficient sharing without creating group texts.

RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
May 6, 2025– 4 minutes read time

Overview

You can easily forward texts from the Messages app, including photos. Just press and hold the message you want to forward. Let’s explore how to forward a text message on an iPhone.

Why You Will Like This Tip

Learn how to forward a text on iPhone to quickly send pictures you received in Messages to friends and family.
Use text message forwarding to send the same message to multiple people without making it a group text

System Requirements

This tip was performed on an iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 18.4..1.

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Text Forwarding Explained

Whether it’s sharing important information, funny memes, or heartfelt messages, we often find ourselves wanting to pass along these texts to others. Fortunately, forwarding a text message is a simple task that can be accomplished on most smartphones.

Text message forwarding allows you to send a message you have received to another recipient, either within the same messaging app or through a different platform like email. This feature is handy for sharing information quickly and efficiently. However, remember that forwarded text messages can not be deleted once sent to another contact.

Forward a Text

First, open the Messages app. Refer to the image below.

Next, tap the conversation containing the text you want to forward. See the below image:

Now, long press on the body of the message you want to forward, then tap More. See the following image:

Next, all the messages will have small circles that will appear to the left of each text, with the chosen message already selected. If desired, tap the circle next to any other messages you want to forward. Refer to the image below:

Forward 4 — Tapping the circle next to the message you want to forward

Now, tap the Forward icon, and a new message will open. See the below image:

Next, enter your recipient’s contact information and tap the contact when it pops up. See the following image:

Now, tap the Send icon. Refer to the image below:

Your friend will receive the text you have forwarded. So much easier than retyping a whole message or using copy and paste!

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iOS 18 Photos Search: Find Any Image Easily

Apple’s iOS 18 update enhances the Photos app with natural language search capabilities, allowing users to find images and videos more precisely by describing details. Users can combine elements or search for specific moments in videos.

InserRAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
March 4, 2025 – 4 minutes read time

Overview

Apple’s iOS 18 update brings powerful new search functions to the Photos app, allowing you to find specific images with unprecedented precision. Let’s explore the new Photos app.

Photos Searching

iOS 18, the key to effective searching in Photos is using natural language. Instead of simple keywords, try describing the photo you are looking for in detail. The app can now understand complex queries and find images based on specific elements within them.

The new search function is also pretty handy at finding objects and scenes. Try queries like “car next to lake” or “sunset over Tulsa.” You can combine multiple elements in your search, such as “blue flowers in vase by window.”

For food lovers, searches like “pizza with mushrooms” or “steak and chips on the table” can help you find culinary inspiration from your photo library. When searching for people, you can now include details about their appearance or actions. “Rachel in the green hat with a wine glass” or “Susan in a wedding dress” are examples of how specific you can get.

Videos Searching

The Photos app can even search within videos. If you remember a specific moment in a video but can not recall which one, try describing the scene. For instance, “baby crawling” or “fireworks over Grand Lake” can take you directly to that moment.

Note! For these advanced search features to work, the Photos app needs time to index your library. This process happens on your device to protect your privacy, so be patient if searches aren’t immediately accurate after updating to iOS 18.

Why You Will Like This Tip:

Find Photos of nearly anything using the new search feature.
Search for objects or text that appear in your photos.

System Requirements

This tip works on iPhones running iOS 18 or later. The screenshots are from iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 18.1

Click here to learn how to update your iPhone to the latest iOS version.

Using Photos Search

First, open the Photos app. Refer to the below image:

Next, tap the Search icon. See the below image:

Now, you will see some personalized suggestions, which you can tap. Or you can tap the Search bar to type in your own search terms. See the following image:

Next, once you enter a search term, you will see all the photos in your library that match. Refer to the below image:

For example, we are searching for “Aletha Niagara Falls”. Now, we can see all the photos related to “Aletha in Niagara Falls”. See the below image:

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Summary

That’s how to search photos or videos on the iPhone. Try it out yourself! Put in a few search terms and see what you get! While iOS 18 made some controversial changes to the Photos app, this is one change that you will love. It’s super easy to find the exact photo you are looking for every time.

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Identify Landmarks Easily with Visual Look Up on iPhone

The Visual Look Up feature in the Photos app allows iOS users to identify landmarks in their images using AI. This tool enhances travel experiences by providing information about locations, helping users remember where photos were taken.

RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
July 23, 2024 – 2 minutes read time

Overview

If you are familiar with the Photos app, you might be familiar with a feature called Visual Look Up, which uses AI to identify objects in your photos. Most people have heard about its ability to recognize specific faces and identify plants. But, did you know that you can also use Visual Look Up to identify locations and important landmarks?

It’s so cool to know at a glance exactly where a photo was taken, especially if you have recently been traveling and have been to numerous historical sights or landmarks. It can be difficult to keep track of what photo was taken where. Now with the AI of the Visual Look Up feature, you no longer have to remember!

Why You Will Like This Tip:

Get the most out of the Visual Look Up feature by learning to use it to identify locations.
Quickly and easily obtain additional info about the landmarks and locations you have visited.
Not sure what that cool landmark in front of you is? Use Visual Look Up to find out!

System Requirements

This is for iPhones running iOS 16 or later. Screenshots are from iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 18+

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Identifying Landmarks

First, open the Photos app. Refer to the below image:

Next, select a photo that features a famous location or landmark. (This will not work if the photo is of your shoes at the statue of Andrew Jackson. It needs to be a photo of Andrew Jackson himself, otherwise, the AI will not be able to identify it.) See the below image:

Now, tap the info button at the bottom. If the AI works on this photo, the Info button will be decorated with sparkles. See the following image:

Next, tap the Look Up Landmark. Refer to the below image:

Landmarks 4 — Selecting the Look Up Landmark option

Now, you can select various options for further inquiry, like getting directions, placing a call to the location, or looking up further information about the location via the Internet. See the below image:

Landmarks 5 — Options for your landmark photo

Summary

Now you can use Visual Look Up which uses AI to identify locations and important landmarks in your photos.

It can be difficult to keep track of what photo was taken where. But now with this feature. you no longer have to remember the landmark photo location.

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How to Recover Deleted Photos from iPhone

This post provides detailed instructions on recovering deleted photos and videos on iPhone, emphasizing the 30-day recovery period and the importance of backups. It also suggests using Google Photos and mentions third-party solutions for permanent deletions.

RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
July 9, 2024 – 3 minute read

This is for the iPhone. Screenshots are from iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 17+

The first thing we used to do to free storage on my previous iPhones was to head to the Photos app and delete pictures and videos. We usually did this after a backup or AirDrop the files we wanted to keep to our PC. However, there were exceptions to the rule, and we sometimes accidentally deleted photos and videos we still needed.

If you accidentally delete files while cleaning up, you should not panic. The files are not actually lost. Go to the Albums section of your iPhone and look for the Recently Deleted folder. You must unlock it with Face ID, Touch ID, or PIN code. In there, tap the Select button and check the photos you deleted by mistake, tap the three dots menu button at the bottom, and then tap Recover. Refer to the below image:

Recover Photo 1 — Selecting your photos to recover

If you have selected more than one photo, click the recover multiple photos button. See the below image:

We already knew how to rescue those files, as there’s a simple rule about deleting stuff on iPhone. The files do not get permanently removed. Instead, they sit for 30 days in the Trash folders of the various apps where you can delete content. The Photos app is one of them. And that’s how easy it is to recover those deleted photos and videos.

It gets even better if you do regular backups via iCloud or use a third-party alternative to Apple Photos. Google Photos easily comes to mind, as it’s a great app to store and back up photos.

Default Photo App

Most iPhone users will use the default Photos app. That’s where to start when viewing photos and videos and managing the storage.

Another option is to bring a single photo into view and then look for the same Recover button. This method only lets you recover photos and videos one by one.

Once that’s done, the recovered files will be available in the Photos app.

You have to remember to recover your deleted photos within 30 days. That’s how long you have until the iPhone permanently removes them. We went to this folder on iPhones with lower storage than my current iPhone 14 Pro to permanently delete the files we did not need. That’s the only way to free storage immediately.

The best way to ensure your photos and videos are safe is to perform routine backups. Whether via iCloud or your PC, the backups will help you recover files. Another option is to manually transfer the photos to a computer and store them on external devices.

There are many Photo Recovery apps from the App Store you can install.

Using Google Photos

Google Photos is a handy tool for storing images and photos on your iPhone. But, like the default Apple Photos app, you can accidentally delete files in Google Photos.

The solution is similar to Apple Photos. Google does not delete the images directly, moving them to a Trash file in the Library tab. You have 30 days to recover the file if the photo or video was not backed up to the cloud. That goes up to 60 days if the files you deleted accidentally were backed up to the cloud.

Google Photos is also available on the web and other devices.

What if You Deleted Your Photos for Good?

Whether you forget the 30-day recovery deadline or accidentally empty the trash, recovering permanently deleted files might be a big problem. Third-party software solutions might help you get those files back.

But as Gizmodo points out, not all of them might work. The blog also mentions Stellar Data Recovery as a well-reviewed solution for recovering deleted files from iPads and iPhones.

The software is not free, starting at $49.99, and there are no guarantees it will work. But if you must try anything to recover a particularly dear deleted photo from your iPhone, you will want to look into third-party apps that claim they can do the job.

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