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. Photos even selects your best photos from an event and recommends people you may want to share them with.

Share photos and videos

Share a single photo or video: Open the photo or video, tap , then choose how you want to share it.
Share multiple photos or videos: While viewing photos in an album or the All Photos tab in your library, tap Select, then tap the photos you want to share. Tap , then choose a share option.
Share photos or videos from a Day or Month: While viewing your library, tap the Days or Months tab, tap , then tap Share Photos to share all the photos from that day or month.

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.

The Sharing screen with photos across the top; two photos are selected, indicated with a white checkmark in a blue circle. The row beneath the photos shows friends you can share with using AirDrop. Below that are other sharing options, including, from left to right, Messages, Mail, Shared Albums, and Add to Notes. In the bottom row are the Copy, Copy iCloud Link, Slideshow, AirPlay, and Add to Album buttons.

You can also use Shared Albums to share photos and videos with just the people you choose. See Share iPhone photos with Shared Albums in iCloud.

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.

Share photos with Sharing Suggestions

Sharing Suggestions recommends a set of photos from an event that you may want to share and, based on the people in the photos, who you may want to share the photos with. After you share your photos, the recipients are prompted to share their photos from the event with you. Sharing Suggestions requires iCloud Photos turned on to share, but the photos you share can be viewed by anyone.

The For You tab is selected at the bottom of the screen of the Photos app. At the top of the For You screen is the label Sharing Suggestions and below the label is a collection of photos titled Baker Beach, Sunday. Under the collection is the option to share the photos with the people who are in the photos.

Tap the For You tab, then tap a photo collection in Sharing Suggestions.
Tap Select to add or remove photos, then tap Next.
Photos suggests sharing the photos you took with the people who were also at the event. You can choose who to share with, as well as add others.
Tap Share in Messages.
- To send the link to more friends, or to stop sharing it, tap the collection, tap , then choose Copy iCloud Link or Stop Sharing.
- To remove a photo collection from Sharing Suggestions, tap , then tap Remove Sharing Suggestion.

Need more help? See the Apple Support article Use Sharing Suggestions in Photos.

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.
From an iCloud link: Tap the iCloud link to view the collection. Photos and videos shared with the link are saved to your library and as a collection in the For You tab. To share the collection, tap , then tap Share.

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Share photos and videos on iPhone