Share photos and videos on iPhone

You can share photos and videos from the Photos app in Mail or Messages, or other apps you install. You can also share photos and videos by bringing one iPhone close to another.

To learn about transferring photos and video to an external storage device, see Import and export photos and videos on iPhone.

Share photos and videos

Share a single photo or video: Open the photo or video, tap , then choose a share option such as Mail, Messages, or AirDrop.
Share multiple photos or videos: When viewing a screen with multiple thumbnails, tap Select, then tap the thumbnail of the photos and videos you want to share. Tap , then choose a share option such as Mail, Messages, or AirDrop.
Share photos or videos from a day or month: Tap Library, tap Days or Months, tap , then tap Share Photos and choose a share option such as Mail, Messages, or AirDrop.

The Photos screen showing the photos library; at the bottom of the screen Days is selected. The More options menu is open at the top of the screen showing options to Share Photos, Play Memory Video, and Show Map.

When iCloud Photos is turned on, you can share multiple full-quality photos with an iCloud link. iCloud links remain available for 30 days, can be viewed by anyone, and can be shared using any app, such as Messages or Mail.

You can also use Shared Albums to share photos and videos with just the people you choose. See Create shared albums in Photos on iPhone.

Note: The size limit of attachments is determined by your service provider. For devices or services that don’t support Live Photos, a Live Photo is shared as a still photo.

Adjust the sharing options

Before you share a photo or video, you can adjust the format, file type, and information that gets shared with it.

Open the photo or video, tap , tap Options, then do any of the following:
- Turn off location data: Tap the button next to Location (green is on).
- Adjust the file format: Tap Automatic for the best file format for the destination, tap Current to prevent a file format conversion, or tap Most Compatible and files may convert to .JPG or .MOV.
- Send as iCloud link: Tap the button next to iCloud Link (green is on) to share a URL to view or download the photos or videos. iCloud links are available for 30 days.
- Send all photo data: Tap the button next to All Photos Data (green is on) to share the original file with edit history and metadata; the recipient can view the current version and modify edits (available with AirDrop and iCloud links only).
Tap Done.

Share photos and videos by bringing one iPhone close to another

You can transfer photos and videos from one iPhone to another simply by bringing the two devices close together.

Make sure each iPhone is turned on, unlocked, and has AirDrop turned on.
Make sure the sender and receiver are already contacts in each other’s Contacts app .
On the iPhone with the items you want to share, open the Photos app , then do one of the following:
- Share a single photo or video: Open the photo or video you want to share and keep it on the screen.
- Share multiple photos or videos: Tap Select, then tap multiple photos or videos to share from your library.
Bring the devices together, then tap Share.
The shared items are added to the recipient’s Photos library.

Save or share a photo or video you receive

From email: Tap to download the item if necessary, then tap . Or, touch and hold the item, then choose a sharing or saving option.
From a text message: Tap the photo or video in the conversation, tap , then choose a sharing or saving option. You can also tap in the Messages conversation to save the photo or video directly to your Photos library.
From an iCloud link: Tap in the Messages conversation to save the collection directly to your Photos library. To share the collection, open Photos, tap For You, then tap the collection under iCloud Links. Tap , then tap Share.

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Share photos and videos on iPhone