Get started with Photos on iPad
Use Photos on your iPad to find your photos, enjoy your memories, and share your best shots. Here’s how to get started.
![The Photos app is open. The top of the screen shows the photo library in a grid. Below that is the Recent Days collection of photos, and below that are the People & Pets collection and the Pinned Collections.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/c6750f3c85205cdc63c3507558aa962b.png)
Browse the photos in your library
To get started viewing your photos and videos, go to the Photos app. Swipe down on the photo grid to browse through your library. The most recent photos are at the bottom; keep swiping down to go back in time. Pinch the screen to zoom in or out.
![The Photos app is open to the Memories collection. The All tab is selected, with a list of memories below.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/e56db8001e29564109e6bf91287d9694.png)
Enjoy your memories
Relive your favorite memories with personalized collections of photos and videos that are set to music and play like a movie. In the sidebar, tap Memories. Each memory features photos from your library curated around a theme—like a person, pet, place, event, or activity.
![The Edit screen of the Photos app showing a photo in the center. To the left of the photo are the Adjust, Filters, and Crop buttons; Adjust is selected. To the right of the photo are buttons for editing effects and a slider to adjust each effect level.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/dd799ff899b50f8a6b0f91cff0bbe5be.png)
Edit your photos
To make your photos stand out, adjust light and color, crop, rotate, add a filter, and more. Open a photo or video, then tap to start editing.
![A photo is open in the Photos app and the share options are displayed in the middle of the screen.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C0F05C38883A170CE6F4/6758C0F55C38883A170CE700/en_US/ef86ff51874cfe1844b26b7875671e9c.png)
Share your photos
Open a photo or video, tap , then choose a share option like Mail, Messages, or AirDrop. To share all the photos and videos in a collection, tap
, then tap Share Photos.
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