Learn how to create and modify photo albums that will then appear on your iPhone in the Photos app. You can create them using iPhoto on your Mac, or folders with subfolders on your Mac or Windows.
Comments: 26 Responses to “MacMost Now 485: Creating iPhone Photo Albums”
Charles Jones
13 years ago
Gary,
I really appreciate all of your videos. I am new to the Mac, and find your videos very helpful in my training.
Thanks again
Charles
Mel
13 years ago
WOW, this was my exact question! I had 360 events and did NOT want to load every photo. I am creating albums to sync now! I think I have a dozen! SO much better than all 8000 pictures!
Tom Dolan
13 years ago
I created an album in iPhoto, then tried to sync it to my iPhone4, but the "apply" button was grayed out (and stayed grayed out). I recreated the album in a folder in my Mac's "Picture" finder. I was able to synch it to the iPhone but all the shots went directly to the Photo Library album and erased the stuff that was there previously. This has happened before. I've never been able (in the six months I've owned the phone) to add an album of my own, with its own name and listing.
what are you trying to do, exactly? You use iPhoto, not iTunes to get pictures to and from your iPhone. But you set which pictures sync from iPhoto in iTunes.
Janell
13 years ago
so to do so do you have to have a mac computer? If not how do I get iphoto?
What do you have? If you have a PC, you can do it with Windows, sure. It is a different process as there is no iPhoto for Windows. But in iTunes you can select a folder of photos to sync.
Janell
13 years ago
Yes I have a PC do you know the Windows process? Sorry I'm such a pain I'm new with this iPhone thing!!!
Janell
13 years ago
OK I think I have that figured out just now how do I get albums off my phone?
Do you mean remove albums that you synced from your computer. Or transfer photos you have taken with your iPhone? If the first, then sync, select only the albums you want in iTunes, and sync again. If the second, then Windows should prompt you to transfer photos like any other camera. But I don't know the details.
bruce b
13 years ago
Followed advice but the album I created in iphoto doesn't show up on iphone
Must have forgotten a step. Check your settings in iTunes carefully and sync again.
Calvinator
13 years ago
I get all the way to choose folder, 'apply' and then, ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO REMOVE TO APPS INCLUDING BACKGAMMON FROM YOUR IPHONE?
I've never 'clicked' with Apple's logic; nothing they make me do makes sense. The fact that manuals don't exist keep me up at night.
How can I get photos onto my iPhone without removing my apps from the phone (makes sense, right?)
THANKS, Gary... as always, I appreciate your efforts is keeping us sane,
You need to look in the apps section. There you have set which apps to sync, and which not to sync. So you must have Backgammon on your phone, but set to not sync in iTunes. In other words, one of the syncing instructions you are giving is to remove Backgammon from your phone. So change that to have a checkmark next to Backgammon.
Or, if Backgammon isn't even on your Mac, then add it by downloading it from the App Store. Or, Control+Click on your iPhone in the left sidebar and select "Transfer Purchases" to move it directly from your iPhone to your Mac.
There are many Windows program that will let you manage your photos. Not sure which ones do what, but I know there are many.
John Winecoff
13 years ago
No problem organizing on my computer. When selecting different folders to sync in itunes, the pics still get dumped into "Photo Library" album. Making different albums is where I'm stuck.
I think on Windows you just put the photos in different albums. But look in your iTunes settings for "Photos" for that iPhone. The options should be spelled out there.
Michelle
12 years ago
hi, i can sync an album but when i sync another album the previous one disappears. any ideas what's happening??? thanks in advance
Gary,
I really appreciate all of your videos. I am new to the Mac, and find your videos very helpful in my training.
Thanks again
Charles
WOW, this was my exact question! I had 360 events and did NOT want to load every photo. I am creating albums to sync now! I think I have a dozen! SO much better than all 8000 pictures!
I created an album in iPhoto, then tried to sync it to my iPhone4, but the "apply" button was grayed out (and stayed grayed out). I recreated the album in a folder in my Mac's "Picture" finder. I was able to synch it to the iPhone but all the shots went directly to the Photo Library album and erased the stuff that was there previously. This has happened before. I've never been able (in the six months I've owned the phone) to add an album of my own, with its own name and listing.
That's very odd. It seems like something is wrong. I've never had a problem or heard of a problem like that.
Can you delete a phote album? If so can someone please tell me how to do it. Thanks
Yes. Just do it in iPhoto and then sync. Or, use iTunes to select only the albums you want to sync. Watch the video.
I really need some help I have no clue where you are getting the pictures from in itunes I don't know where to find them can you help?
what are you trying to do, exactly? You use iPhoto, not iTunes to get pictures to and from your iPhone. But you set which pictures sync from iPhoto in iTunes.
so to do so do you have to have a mac computer? If not how do I get iphoto?
What do you have? If you have a PC, you can do it with Windows, sure. It is a different process as there is no iPhoto for Windows. But in iTunes you can select a folder of photos to sync.
Yes I have a PC do you know the Windows process? Sorry I'm such a pain I'm new with this iPhone thing!!!
OK I think I have that figured out just now how do I get albums off my phone?
Do you mean remove albums that you synced from your computer. Or transfer photos you have taken with your iPhone? If the first, then sync, select only the albums you want in iTunes, and sync again. If the second, then Windows should prompt you to transfer photos like any other camera. But I don't know the details.
Followed advice but the album I created in iphoto doesn't show up on iphone
Must have forgotten a step. Check your settings in iTunes carefully and sync again.
I get all the way to choose folder, 'apply' and then, ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO REMOVE TO APPS INCLUDING BACKGAMMON FROM YOUR IPHONE?
I've never 'clicked' with Apple's logic; nothing they make me do makes sense. The fact that manuals don't exist keep me up at night.
How can I get photos onto my iPhone without removing my apps from the phone (makes sense, right?)
THANKS, Gary... as always, I appreciate your efforts is keeping us sane,
You need to look in the apps section. There you have set which apps to sync, and which not to sync. So you must have Backgammon on your phone, but set to not sync in iTunes. In other words, one of the syncing instructions you are giving is to remove Backgammon from your phone. So change that to have a checkmark next to Backgammon.
Or, if Backgammon isn't even on your Mac, then add it by downloading it from the App Store. Or, Control+Click on your iPhone in the left sidebar and select "Transfer Purchases" to move it directly from your iPhone to your Mac.
Is there an iphoto version for Windows XP?
No. iPhoto is for Mac only.
That's too bad. I'm a photographer and I just bought my first iphone. I really wanted numerous albums to show off my work.
Thank you for your quick response.
There are many Windows program that will let you manage your photos. Not sure which ones do what, but I know there are many.
No problem organizing on my computer. When selecting different folders to sync in itunes, the pics still get dumped into "Photo Library" album. Making different albums is where I'm stuck.
I think on Windows you just put the photos in different albums. But look in your iTunes settings for "Photos" for that iPhone. The options should be spelled out there.
hi, i can sync an album but when i sync another album the previous one disappears. any ideas what's happening??? thanks in advance
So you check both albums to sync, but you only get one?
thank you very much
it really helps
warm regards