How to view your memories in Photos on iPad

You can view your memories in Photos on iPad, personalized collections of photos and videos, and add memories to Favorites.

By Kevin Shaw - Editor
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On iPad, the Memories collection in the Photos app includes personalized collections of photos and videos that feature a significant person, pet, place, activity, or event from your photo library.

In a memory, you can filter and sort the photos and videos, view all of them, or search for photos and videos. You can share a memory, delete it, show its location on a map, or play the memory movie, and you can add a memory to Favorites to make your favorite memories easier to find.

The Photos app is open to the Memories collection. The All tab is selected, with a list of memories below.

View your memories

  1. Open the Photos app 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. Select a memory to view all the photos and videos included in that memory.
  5. As you view a memory, you can do any of the following:
    • Filter and sort the photos and videos in the memory: Tap the Sort and Filter button.
    • View all the photos and videos in the memory: Tap Show All.
    • Search for photos and videos in the memory: Tap the Search button.
    • Share the memory, delete the memory, or show the memory location on a map: Tap the More button.
    • Share specific photos and videos in the memory: Tap Select, tap the photos and videos you want to share, and then tap the Share button.
    • Play the memory movie: Tap the Play button.
  6. Tap the Back button to close the memory and return to Collections.

Add a memory to Favorites

Identify your favorite memories to make them easier to find.

  1. Open the Photos app on your iPad.
  2. Tap Collections.
  3. Touch and hold a memory and tap Add to Favorite Memories.

To view your favorite memories, tap Collections, tap Memories, then tap Favorites.

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Kevin Shaw is a seasoned tech journalist based in Los Angeles with a penchant for all things Apple. He started writing about Apple products in 2007 and it's been a love affair ever since. He has spent over a decade testing and writing about iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other Apple products. In his spare time, he likes nothing more than catching up with the latest news and sports podcasts on the beach.
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