How to move photos to albums on android

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Sometimes you want to hide, move or archive pictures and videos from your photo album so they don’t appear in your main camera roll. Both popular mobile operating systems make this easy. Here’s how:

iOS: Create and Use Hidden Folders

Apple lets you scoot images or videos into a separate folder so they are not easily seen when flipping through your main album. They’re removed from your main albums and galleries but are safely stored in another location. This works on iPhones and iPads.

• Launch the Photos app
• Tap the album that you want to hide images (or videos) from
• Tap Select in the upper right corner.
• Tap to select all the photos and videos you want to hide
• Tap the Share button (the icon with the up arrow)
• Choose Hide from the list of options for the images (you may have to scroll down)
• You will be prompted to confirm that you want to hide the files

Later, to find your hidden photos and videos, scroll down to Other Albums and tap Hidden. The photos you’ve hidden from view will be stored here. You can unhide a file by tapping the Share button and selecting Unhide. For more details visit Apple’s support page.

How to create hidden folders on Android

Please note, every Android is not the same. If these steps do not work for you, do a search for “hide photos on {your phone model and Android version}.”

For most stock versions of the Android operating system, these steps should work:

• Open the Google Photos app.
• Select the images that you wish to hide.
• Tap the three-dot icon in the top right-hand corner.
• Tap Move to Archive in the drop-down menu.

This hides your photos and videos in a separate folder (called Archive). You can access this from your main Google Photos menu, but the contents of this folder will not be included in any of your other feeds. For more details and tips, visit Android Central.

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1. 

   Is there any way to move photos/pictures between existing albums? I cannot find the Organize album option in Jelly Bean.

   Thanks for your comments.

   -Rich

   02-14-2013 12:59 PM

2. 

   I use File Manager. You can create folders in the picture folder. Each folder is the equivalent of an album when you view in the gallery. File Manager allows you to move/delete multiple files at the same time.

   Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Android Central Forums

   02-16-2013 07:41 PM

3. 

   The Gallery app does not have that feature. I use Quickpic, which has greater functionality including the ability to create folders, and move files/pics among those folders. You also have the option of installing it to your SD card, and pictures taken will store automatically in the app.

   02-17-2013 08:14 AM

4. 

   Thanks. I downloaded Quickpic and it looks very nice. When I try to rename a picture it tells me the media scanner is busy and to try again in a few minutes. Even though Quickpic shows that I moved the file, when I go to my Gallery I don't see the move picture in the same folder. Any ideas?

   -Rich

   02-18-2013 10:33 AM

5. 

   I found a work around for this using the native gallery app. First create a new album then drag a pic to it and click move. After the picture is moved you'll still be in the screen where you can drag pictures between albums. Wish we could just have direct access to this screen but it is what it is. Hope this helps!

   06-21-2013 10:15 AM

7. 

   Thank you so much!! It was really a great help...Now I can move files and folder easly. In Android 2.3, it was by default feature. But 4.2, they have removed this feature.

   08-26-2013 04:08 AM

8. 

   You know this DOES work from the native gallery right?

   Make sure you are on the screen where your albums are listed along the left column. Open the album you want and find the photo you want. Select it. Then touch and hold it until it minimizes and you can drag it to whatever album you want.

   08-31-2013 08:21 AM

9. 

   RonAnnARbor is right on!!!

   12-16-2013 03:06 PM

10. 

    I just did that and nothing happened. Photo minimized, album I dragged it to expanded, dropped it. Nothing. On Note 10.1

    05-04-2014 08:48 PM

11. 

    The feature depends more on the phone than the android version. You can use ES File Explorer. Worked for me, back in the days. 😊

    Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

    05-04-2014 08:52 PM

12. 

    Hi, can you tell me how to access the left hand column layout in gallery? I've used it before but can't get back there. Thanks.

    08-18-2014 05:13 AM

13. 

    Hello and welcome to the forums!

    Originally Posted by Badgepup

    Hi, can you tell me how to access the left hand column layout in gallery? I've used it before but can't get back there. Thanks.

    At the very top of the Gallery app do you have the 'Album' view selected?

    Sent from my rooted, debloated, deodexed Sinclair ZX-80 running CM -0.001 using Tapatalk

    08-18-2014 10:40 AM

14. 

    Rossnovak123, your method works. Thx.

    09-02-2014 10:00 AM

15. 

    I've been trying to scoot some photos across for 10 mins - I have them selected - they won't move!! - Thank you - just as simple as holding until they minimise!!!

    09-15-2014 03:42 AM

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