Organize Albums
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Organize Albums

Organize images and videos into albums to easily sift through them.

Add Albums

  1. Go to Gallery > Albums.

  2. Touch , name the album, then touch OK.

  3. Select the images or videos you want to add, and then move or copy them to the album.

Sort Albums

  1. Go to Gallery > Albums > and touch Sort albums.

  2. Hold and drag next to the albums to adjust the order.

    Touch Reset or go to > Reset to restore the default order.

Change Album Covers

  1. Go to Gallery > Albums and touch the album you want to set.

  2. Go to > Change album cover and select the image you want to set as the album cover.

Move Images and Videos

  1. Open an album, then touch and hold to select the images and videos you want to move.

  2. Touch > Move to album to select the desired album.

  3. Once the items are moved, they will no longer be in their original album.

The All photos and Videos albums show all images and videos stored on your device.

Moving items across albums will not remove them from these albums.

Delete Photos and Videos

Touch and hold to select the desired photos, videos, or albums and go to Delete > Delete.

Some preset albums cannot be deleted, including All photos, My favorites, Videos, and Camera.

Deleted photos and videos will be temporarily moved to the Recently deleted album for a period of time, after which they will be permanently deleted.

To permanently delete photos and videos before the retention period expires, touch and hold to select the desired photos or videos in the Recently deleted album and follow the onscreen instructions.

Recover Deleted Images and Videos

In the Recently deleted album, touch and hold to select the items you want to recover, then touch to restore them to their original albums.

If the original album has been deleted, a new one will be created.

Add Images and Videos to Favorites

Open an image or video, then touch .

The item will appear in both its original album and the My favorites album.

Block Albums

Block third-party app albums to prevent them from being displayed in Gallery.

  1. In the Others list, touch the album you want to block.

  2. Go to > Block this album? .

    Blocked albums can only be viewed in Files.

  3. To unblock an album, open the Others list, touch View blocked albums, then touch Unblock next to the album.

Only some albums in Others can be blocked.

Keep Gallery Images, Videos, and Albums Safe from Prying Eyes

Hide private images, videos, or albums in Gallery, for additional peace of mind.

First go to Gallery > Albums. From there, you can:

  • Hide images or videos: Tap to open an album, touch and hold down to select images or videos you wish to hide, and go to > Hide > OK.

  • Hide a single album: Tap to open an album you wish to hide, and go to > Hide this album > OK.

  • View hidden images, videos, or albums: On the Albums tab, go to > Hidden items.

    You can switch the view as needed, to find your desired items. In Hidden items, touch , and select Photo view or Album view.

  • Unhide a single album: Touch the album that you wish to unhide, and go to > Unhide.

  • Unhide images or videos: In Hidden items, go to > Photo view, touch and hold down to select the images or videos that you wish to unhide, and touch Unhide. These images and videos will then be restored to their original albums.

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