Manage Gallery

Add Albums

1. Open Gallery, then touch Albums.

2. Touch Add album, then name the album.

3. Touch OK.

4. Select the photos or videos you want to add.

Move Photos and Videos

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

2. Touch > Move 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 photos 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 items you want to delete, then go to > Delete.

The All photos, Videos, and Camera albums cannot be deleted.

Deleted photos and videos will be temporarily moved to the Recently deleted album before being permanently deleted after 30 days.

To permanently delete a photo or video manually, touch and hold its thumbnail in the Recently deleted album, then go to > Delete.

Recover Deleted Photos 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 Photos and Videos to Favorites

Open a photo or video, then touch .

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

Hide Albums

System albums such as Camera, Videos, My favorites, and Screenshots cannot be hidden.

From the Albums tab, go to > Hide albums and toggle the switches on for albums that you want to hide.

Hidden albums and the photos and videos in them are hidden from view in Gallery.

Block Albums

To prevent third-party app albums from displaying in Gallery, block these albums.

1. On the Albums tab, touch Others.

2. Touch an album, and if is displayed at the top, go to > Block.

   Move photos and videos you want to block to blocked albums.

   Blocked albums cannot be viewed in any apps other than Files.

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

Only some albums in Others can be blocked.