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iPad User Guide

Find group photos and videos on iPad

The Photos app recognizes groups of people and pets who often appear together in pictures and videos, and sorts them into group collections. For example, if you have many pictures of your family or a group of friends, Photos creates a collection for each of those groups.

👁 The People & Pets screen in the Photos app. There is a row of groups at the top of the screen, with individual people and pets below.

Find group photos and videos

  1. Go to the Photos app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Collections, then tap People & Pets.

  3. Below Groups, swipe to view your groups or tap See All.

  4. Select a group to view all the photos and videos in that group.

    Tip: To add someone to the group, tap 👁 the Sort and Filter button
    ,     tap View Options, then tap Other People.

To share the photos of the group, tap 👁 the More button
, then tap Share Photos.

Create a group collection

You can create a group collection with any combination of people and pets from the People & Pets collection.

  1. Go to the Photos app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Collections, then tap People & Pets.

  3. To the right of Groups, tap 👁 the Add button
    ,     then tap Create New Group.

  4. Select the people and pets you want in the group, then tap 👁 the Done button
    .

  5. Optionally, enter a new name for the group or add more people and pets to the group.

  6. Tap Create.

Edit or delete a group collection

  1. Go to the Photos app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Collections, then tap People & Pets.

  3. Below Groups, touch and hold the group you want to edit, then do any of the following:

    • Rename the group: Tap Edit Name and People, enter a new name, then tap 👁 the Done button
      .

    • Add or remove people: Tap Edit Name and People, then tap 👁 the Remove button
      at the top-left corner of their picture.

    • Add someone to the group: Tap Edit Name and People, then tap Add People & Pets. Select who you want to add, then tap 👁 the Done button
      .

    • Edit the group photo: Tap Edit Name and People, then tap the photo icon in the bottom-right corner of the current group photo. Select a new photo, then tap 👁 the Done button
      .

    • Delete the Group: Tap Delete Group.

Change the order of group collections

  1. Go to the Photos app 👁 Image
    on your iPad.

  2. Tap Collections, then tap People & Pets.

  3. Touch and hold a group, then drag it to a new position.

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