No plus icon in Photos app

When trying to select the three-dots menu in a Photos album, my iphone 6s froze for a few seconds, then was working again. But after that, the “add photos” plus icon usually at the bottom of the album isn’t there, and I can’t rearrange photos within any albums either. I’ve tried restarting my phone multiple times, and nothing has changed :(

iPhone 6s, iOS 15

Posted on May 4, 2024 10:55 PM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on May 5, 2024 1:21 AM

Which album are you looking at?


As you probably know, you can only add photos to the standard albums you have created yourself. Other albums will not show the "+". And you can only rearrange your own albums by dragging the photos into another position. All albums that are automatically created by photos for us are having a fixed sort order are populated by Photos, based on all photos in our library.

As a test, try to create a new album. Does it show the "+"?

1 reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

May 5, 2024 1:21 AM in response to NewSuperMan

Which album are you looking at?


As you probably know, you can only add photos to the standard albums you have created yourself. Other albums will not show the "+". And you can only rearrange your own albums by dragging the photos into another position. All albums that are automatically created by photos for us are having a fixed sort order are populated by Photos, based on all photos in our library.

As a test, try to create a new album. Does it show the "+"?

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

No plus icon in Photos app

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.