We are currently in the middle of a record-breaking Spring Break travel season. According to Airlines for America, 171 million passengers are expected to take the skies between March 1 and April 30. And if you’re one of those travelers returning home, opening your camera roll can feel…overwhelming.
Somewhere in there are great photos -sunsets, dinners, maybe even that thing in the water you were convinced was a humpback whale (it was driftwood). But they’re buried under hundreds of nearly identical shots, screenshots, and videos you’ll probably never watch again.
And sometimes you won’t even have the chance to revisit those images. Photos and videos look better than they ever have, but they also take up more space. Higher resolution, 4K video, and features like Live Photos all increase file size, and we’re capturing more of them than ever. All that can test the storage capacity of your phone.
Instead of trying to organize everything after the trip, a few small habits can make it easier to keep the photos that actually matter front and center.
Use search instead of scrolling
You don’t need to scroll through thousands of photos anymore. Modern photo apps let you search by keywords like “beach,” “dinner,” or “skiing” to quickly find photos from a trip. AI built into your phone can recognize locations, objects, and even text to instantly surface what you’re looking for.
Favorite photos as you go
Instead of sorting everything later, tap the favorite or heart icon on your best photos while you’re still on the trip. By the time you get home, you’ll already have a clean highlight reel.
Back up photos while you’re still traveling
Trips can generate gigabytes of photos and video in just a few days. Uploading them during the trip helps ensure those memories are protected if your phone is lost, damaged, or runs out of storage.
With a strong 5G network, you can upload large photos and videos quickly and seamlessly. And with a personal cloud storage service like Verizon Cloud, you can keep everything backed up and easy to access long after the trip ends.
So the next time you’re looking for that one photo, you can actually find it.