{"id":247015,"date":"2025-10-23T21:23:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/247015\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T21:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T21:23:12","slug":"heres-everything-new-for-apples-photos-app-in-ios-26-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/247015\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s everything new for Apple\u2019s Photos app in iOS 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apple\u2019s Photos app received a major overhaul last year<\/a>, and iOS 26 brings a handful of new changes. Here\u2019s everything new for the Photos app in iOS 26.<\/p>\n

New Liquid Glass design<\/p>\n

\"Designers<\/p>\n

One of the biggest changes impacting all Apple apps this year is iOS 26\u2019s new \u2018Liquid Glass\u2019 design.<\/p>\n

In the Photos app specifically, you\u2019ll see Liquid Glass UI elements everywhere from the buttons and navigation tabs to popup menus and more.<\/p>\n

Since your photos and videos remain the visual focus of the app, Photos\u2019 use of Liquid Glass isn\u2019t as extensive as some other apps\u2014but it\u2019s nonetheless a nice refresh that\u2019s hard to miss.<\/p>\n

Tab bar navigation returns<\/p>\n

\"Apple<\/p>\n

Last year when Apple overhauled the Photos app in iOS 18, the single biggest change involved navigation. Gone was the tried-and-true tab bar. Instead, Apple went with a single-screen UI.<\/p>\n

After facing plenty of unhappy feedback from users, Apple has brought tab bar navigation back<\/a> to Photos in iOS 26.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a full reversal to the exact setup pre-iOS 18, but Photos navigation now is much closer to what it was before with three tabs:<\/p>\n

Library<\/p>\n

Collections<\/p>\n

Search<\/p>\n

Library works similarly to older versions of the app. Collections, meanwhile, pulls together all of the new, customizable sections introduced in iOS 18 into a separate dedicated screen.<\/p>\n

Spatialize photos<\/p>\n

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Last year, Apple Vision Pro gained a new ability to \u201cspatialize\u201d your photos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, iOS 26 has brought a similar capability to the iPhone via the Photos app.<\/p>\n

When viewing a photo, there\u2019s a new button in the top-right corner that lets you view a \u2018Spatial Scene\u2019 version of the image. Essentially, it gives your photo depth so you can pan around to see different dimensions.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a fun trick inside the Photos app, but where this feature shines most is in using Spatial Scenes as your Lock Screen wallpaper<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New customization settings<\/p>\n

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Inside the new Collections tab, Apple is giving users even more customization options than before.<\/p>\n

You could already fully customize and reorder which sections appear in your Photos app, but iOS 26 adds:<\/p>\n

New view settings for your collections<\/p>\n

The option to collapse and expand individual collections<\/p>\n

For the former, tapping the three dots at the top of the Collections tab offers three view options. <\/p>\n

You can make all collections uniform in size, either all small or all large, or you can stick with the default which makes certain collections more visually prominent than others.<\/p>\n

The ability to collapse certain sections temporarily should make your Collections view easier to navigate too.<\/p>\n

Event details screen<\/p>\n

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Photos also has a new feature designed to show you details on major events<\/a> you attended.<\/p>\n

When viewing moments from events like concerts or sports games, you can swipe up to find a link offering more details about the event.<\/p>\n

For sports, you\u2019ll see the venue, final score, and upcoming related events. With concerts, you\u2019ll be able to access top songs from the artist\u2019s tour and more.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear how \u2018major\u2019 an event has to be to qualify for this special details screen, but hopefully Apple makes the feature fairly all-encompassing of big and small events.<\/p>\n

Photos in iOS 26: wrap-up<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Photos update shows Apple pushing the app forward while also using iOS 26 to bring back some familiarity users lost in iOS 18. It isn\u2019t as feature-packed as last year, but after the shock of that major overhaul, a year of stability might be what Photos users want most.<\/p>\n

What do you think of iOS 26\u2019s new Photos features? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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