5 little-know things about iPhone’s photo app
If you’ve entered the Apple age and use your iPhone to take the majority of your photos, it pays to be aware of the ins and outs of the app and the changes that are expected to be made in the near future. Here are five fast facts you need to know now about your photo app.
1. Your deleted photos are kept for 30 days
Deleted a photo from your iPhone and thought that was the end of it? Guess again. Photos that you’ve deleted are placed in a “recently deleted” album for a thirty-day period so that they can be retrieved if deleted by accident. To access the folder, you need to tap into the “albums” icon in the photos app and select “recently deleted”. If you want to remove something permanently, delete it directly from there.
2. You can hide photos you’d like to keep private
The iPhoto app includes technology to hide photos you’d like to keep private. To do this, long-press a photo and tap the “hide” button. This will remove the photo from your main album and place in a specific “hidden” album.
3. You can edit photos within the photos app
If you’re sick of having to move photos to specific editing software to change features you’ll be happy to hear you can do it within the photos app itself. To use, tap into a photo, tap “edit” and use either the tools built into the app itself or a photo-editing extension, which will automatically be added to photo when you download it.
4. You can share your photos with any app
The iOS 8 software update enabled something called share extensions, which makes to easier to share photos. Simply tap the “share” button while viewing a photo, enable the share platforms you like and share it directly.
5. You’ll soon have access to iCloud photo
While not yet released, new software is in the works to replace the old photo stream system currently in place. iCloud technology keeps every photo taken at least until you delete or run out of space. You can enable the iCloud photo library by selecting it in the “settings” app.
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