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Does anyone know what the small white spool shaped symbol on a couple of my pics in my photo library means?

iPad Air 2, 13

Posted on May 19, 2020 8:50 AM

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Posted on May 19, 2020 1:50 PM

The symbol indicates, that the photo in question is a panoramic shot. It would be hard to tell otherwise, as the thumbnails are just squares.

On an iPad with iPadOS13 you could switch from the square thumbnails in the All Photos View to the correct aspect ratio. That would make it easier to compare photos. There is an "Aspect" button in the toolbar.


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May 19, 2020 1:50 PM in response to Asphalt812

The symbol indicates, that the photo in question is a panoramic shot. It would be hard to tell otherwise, as the thumbnails are just squares.

On an iPad with iPadOS13 you could switch from the square thumbnails in the All Photos View to the correct aspect ratio. That would make it easier to compare photos. There is an "Aspect" button in the toolbar.


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