Get started with Photos on iPhone
Use Photos on your iPhone 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 two-thirds of the screen shows the photo library in a grid. Below that is the Recent Days collection of photos, and below that is the People & Pets collection.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C14AEA2BBD75D7023772/6758C150890517C4260090D6/en_US/cf006ac09daf22a72334f894ee589854.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/6758C14AEA2BBD75D7023772/6758C150890517C4260090D6/en_US/75356feb2a8409b9fbba606f2806b62f.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. Scroll down and tap Memories, then tap a memory. Each memory features photos from your library curated around a theme—like a person, pet, place, event, or activity.
![The Edit screen with a photo in the center. At the bottom of the screen, from left to right, are the Adjust, Filters, and Crop buttons. The Adjust button is selected and there is a slider to adjust Brilliance. The Cancel button is in the top-left corner of the screen and the Done button is in the top-right corner.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C14AEA2BBD75D7023772/6758C150890517C4260090D6/en_US/705f5ca00b866dfc108bcd8b0f58bddd.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 selected photo is displayed in the top half of the iPhone screen, with a row of share options below. Additional options appear below, including Copy Photo, Add to Shared Album, Add to Album, and AirPlay.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C14AEA2BBD75D7023772/6758C150890517C4260090D6/en_US/b72babf426d3745ca2aff323856ff19b.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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