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iPad User Guide

Personalize your memory movies in Photos on iPad

In the Photos app, you can edit your memory movies to make them even more personal. Try out Memory mixes, which let you apply different songs with a matching photographic look. You can also choose new songs, edit the title of a memory, change the length, and add, reorder, or remove photos. Apple Music subscribers can add songs from the millions of songs available in the Apple Music catalog.

👁 A memory movie is playing and in the middle of the screen are the options for applying a Memory Look.

Add a Memory mix

Memory mixes are curated combinations of different songs, pacing, and styles that change the look and feel of a memory movie.

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

  2. Tap Collections.

  3. Swipe left under Memories to scroll through a selection of your memories, or tap Memories to view them all.

  4. Tap 👁 the Play button
    in the bottom-right corner of a memory to play it.

  5. Tap the screen, then tap 👁 the Memory Mixes button
    .

  6. Swipe left to view different Memory mixes.

  7. Tap the screen to apply a Memory mix.

Change the look of a memory movie

Use Memory looks to apply consistent color and style adjustments to all the photos in a memory movie.

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

  2. Tap Collections.

  3. Swipe left under Memories to scroll through a selection of your memories, or tap Memories to view them all.

  4. Tap 👁 the Play button
    in the bottom-right corner of a memory to play it.

  5. Tap the screen, then tap 👁 the Memory Mixes button
    .

  6. Tap 👁 the Filters button
    ,     tap a look, then tap Done.

Change the music of a memory movie

You can change a memory movie’s music by choosing from memory soundtracks or suggested songs in Apple Music. Apple Music subscribers can also access their Apple Music library and view suggested songs based on musical preferences or the content of the memory.

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

  2. Tap Collections.

  3. Swipe left under Memories to scroll through a selection of your memories, or tap Memories to view them all.

  4. Tap 👁 the Play button
    in the bottom-right corner of a memory to play it.

  5. Tap the screen, then tap 👁 the Memory Mixes button
    .

  6. Tap 👁 the Music button
    .

    Apple Music subscribers can tap 👁 the Search button
    to search for songs in the Apple Music library.

  7. Tap a song, then tap Done.

Add or remove photos in a memory movie

You can choose the photos that appear in a memory movie—add or remove suggested featured photos, or choose photos and videos directly from your library.

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

  2. Tap Collections.

  3. Swipe left under Memories to scroll through a selection of your memories, or tap Memories to view them all.

  4. Tap 👁 the Play button
    in the bottom-right corner of a memory to play it.

  5. Tap the screen, then tap 👁 the More button
    .

  6. Tap Manage Photos, then do any of the following:

    • Add a photo from your photo library: Tap All, scroll through your library, select the photos you want to add, then tap 👁 the Done button
      .

    • Remove photos: Deselect a photo to remove it from the memory, then tap 👁 the Done button
      .

    • Search for photos in your photo library: Tap All, tap 👁 the Search button
      ,       then type the name of a person, place, or date. Tap a search result, select the photos you want to add, then tap 👁 the Done button
      .

  7. Tap 👁 the Back button
    to close the memory movie.

Reorder photos in a memory movie

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

  2. Tap Collections.

  3. Swipe left under Memories to scroll through a selection of your memories, or tap Memories to view them all.

  4. Tap 👁 the Play button
    in the bottom-right corner of a memory to play it.

  5. Tap the screen, then tap 👁 the Browse button
    .

  6. Touch and hold a photo, then drag it to a new position in the grid.

  7. Tap 👁 the Back button
    to return to the memory movie.

Change the length of a memory movie

Depending on the number of photos in a memory movie, you can change its length to short, medium, or long. Your choice automatically adjusts the number of photos included.

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

  2. Tap Collections.

  3. Swipe left under Memories to scroll through a selection of your memories, or tap Memories to view them all.

  4. Tap 👁 the Play button
    in the bottom-right corner of a memory to play it.

  5. Tap the screen, then tap 👁 the More button
    .

  6. Tap Short, Medium, or Long.

    If you already customized the length of the movie by adding or removing photos yourself, Custom is selected.

Edit the title, subtitle, and key photo

You can edit the title or subtitle of a memory and change the key photo that appears with the title of the memory.

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

  2. Tap Collections.

  3. Swipe left under Memories to scroll through a selection of your memories, or tap Memories to view them all.

  4. Tap the screen, then tap 👁 the More button
    .

  5. Tap the current title, then do any of the following:

    • Edit the memory title or subtitle: Enter a new title or subtitle in the text fields.

    • Change the key photo: Tap the photo icon in the bottom-right corner of the current key photo, then select a new photo in the photo grid.

  6. Tap Done.

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