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Creating Photo Albums on iPhone

Can anyone explain how I create photo albums on the iPhone? And then how to move pics to different albums? Thanks in advance!

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Posted on Feb 25, 2008 12:20 PM

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Posted on Feb 25, 2008 12:47 PM

Not possible to create albums on the iPhone and photos can't be transferred between albums.

All this is done on your computer with selected folders that contain photos transferred to your iPhone via the iTunes sync process - the same for transferring iTunes music and created playlists.

All photos transferred to an iPhone (regardless the number of folders or albums) are stored in the iPhone's Photo Library. A photo available in a folder or album transferred to an iPhone include a pointer to the original stored in the Photo Library. This way you can view photos available in an album only by selecting the album or view all photos available in all albums by selecting the Photo Library. No manipulation of this structure can be changed from the iPhone.
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Feb 25, 2008 12:47 PM in response to smackett

Not possible to create albums on the iPhone and photos can't be transferred between albums.

All this is done on your computer with selected folders that contain photos transferred to your iPhone via the iTunes sync process - the same for transferring iTunes music and created playlists.

All photos transferred to an iPhone (regardless the number of folders or albums) are stored in the iPhone's Photo Library. A photo available in a folder or album transferred to an iPhone include a pointer to the original stored in the Photo Library. This way you can view photos available in an album only by selecting the album or view all photos available in all albums by selecting the Photo Library. No manipulation of this structure can be changed from the iPhone.

May 19, 2008 7:33 PM in response to smackett

I am also new to this ipod touch.I have been able to load my photo's however I can not add to them. I only display one folder with the photo's from the last upload. It keeps writting over the same file with the last photo's added therefore I am unable to make multple albums. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? Is there a setting I need to change sine I am selecting the pic's by folder then syncing.

Creating Photo Albums on iPhone

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