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Browse photos by location on iPhone

The Photos app creates collections of your photos and videos in the Places album based on where they were taken. View photos taken in a specific location, or look for photos taken nearby. See a collection of all your places on a map, or even watch a Memory movie of a certain place.

Browse photos by location

Tap the Albums tab, then tap the Places album.
Select Map or Grid view.
Only pictures and videos that have embedded location information (GPS data) are included.
Tip: Zoom in and drag the map to see more specific locations.

See where a photo was taken

Open a photo, then swipe up to see the photo details.
Swipe up to view Places, then tap the location’s name or address.

Look for photos taken nearby

Tap a photo to view it in full screen. (The photo must contain location information.)
Swipe up to view Places.
Tap Show Nearby Photos.

View a location-based Memory movie

In the Albums tab, tap the Places album.
Tap Grid.
Find a location with several images, then tap the header, marked with .
Tap .

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