I keep waiting for Apple to catch up with other brands so that I can buy a new iPhone. Are we able to move (not copy) photos to albums on any of the new phones yet? If so, please let me know which one. Thanks!
iPhone 12, iOS 17
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Keep in mind that "moving" might not make so much sense in Photos. Pictures aren't exactly "in" an album. When you "put a picture into an album," its name is added to a list of pictures to display when the album is clicked. It's kind of like a music playlist, but for pictures. So two albums can both have the same picture name in their lists, and that picture will show up when you click either album. But there's only one picture-- it's just on multiple lists. And when you remove a picture from an album, its name remains in the lists of other albums, and the file still remains in your Library.
When I "move" my coffee cup, it's implied that it can't be in two places at once. But that's not true for pictures in Photos-- they're just names on a list.
You can leave suggestions for Apple here:
Keep in mind that "moving" might not make so much sense in Photos. Pictures aren't exactly "in" an album. When you "put a picture into an album," its name is added to a list of pictures to display when the album is clicked. It's kind of like a music playlist, but for pictures. So two albums can both have the same picture name in their lists, and that picture will show up when you click either album. But there's only one picture-- it's just on multiple lists. And when you remove a picture from an album, its name remains in the lists of other albums, and the file still remains in your Library.
When I "move" my coffee cup, it's implied that it can't be in two places at once. But that's not true for pictures in Photos-- they're just names on a list.
Yer_Man wrote:
Photos, (like iPhoto,Aperture, Music, iTunes) is a database. This means it can be very flexible and powerful, if sometimes a little confusing. The library is the core of the app. Every image is in the library. Albums are virtual, and are just subsets of the library. In fact, Albums are not places, they are lists - instructions to the app to 'display this group of images together'. So images do not get "moved" to Albums, they get added to that particular list. This means that an image can be in more than one album but use no extra disk space. Similarly in the Music app, all the tracks are in the Library and can be added to any number of playlists.
As for finding things, have you tried the search feature?
Photos, (like iPhoto,Aperture, Music, iTunes) is a database. This means it can be very flexible and powerful, if sometimes a little confusing. The library is the core of the app. Every image is in the library. Albums are virtual, and are just subsets of the library. In fact, Albums are not places, they are lists - instructions to the app to 'display this group of images together'. So images do not get "moved" to Albums, they get added to that particular list. This means that an image can be in more than one album but use no extra disk space. Similarly in the Music app, all the tracks are in the Library and can be added to any number of playlists.
As for finding things, have you tried the search feature?
I'm not sure what I'm supposed to call it then. I know that I bought a Samsung phone last year, and I was able to easily move all of my photos in to albums, and not have the mess you get with an iPhone. It's so simple, and from what I've seen, so many people would like this addressed. I guess I'll just keep waiting. Thanks for your reply.
Thanks, that's exactly the problem, and why I'm still using an iPhone 12 because Apple has no intentions on making any changes, and I'm done wasting my money.
I want to be able to organize my photos. Searching doesn't fix that, nor does that work in all apps.
Thanks, that's exactly the problem, and why I'm still using an iPhone 12 because Apple has no intentions on making any changes, and I'm done wasting my money.
Don't tell us that, tell Apple. I'm sure they'll be very concerned. And you can organise your photos, in pretty much unlimited ways. But hey ho.
I stated my problem, and you basically repeated it back to me, but I guess I wasn't thankful enough for your ever so helpful reply? Whatever you say I guess.
I actually did leave feedback when someone who was actually helpful told me where to, as I'm sure many others have, since you can google and see that this is a very common complaint.
Kind of crazy that my hundred dollar Galaxy can move photos to albums just fine, but Apple can't figure it out.
Maybe we can help. I don't know what mess you refer to. What do you want to move?
This is my problem. I don't think you can, but if you can tell me how to move the photos, great, because I can't find anything in over 2000 photos, and neither can anyone else. Thanks.
Moving (not copying) photos
