Smart Picasso: copy and paste edits in the Photos app

Have you made a photo edit on your iPhone that is so cool that you actually want to apply it to every photo? With iOS 16 you can easily copy and paste edits from one photo to another. How cool is that?

Copying and pasting photo edits sounds like a feature you’ll only find in the best editing software, but your iPhone can do it too! If you ask OMT editor Sabine, this is great news for photographers and hobbyists. You can read how it works below.

Copy and paste photo edits on iPhone

Open the Photos app on your iPhone and open a photo you want to edit. Press Change and adjust the photo to your liking. When you’re done making adjustments, press Ready.

Now tap on the three horizontal dots in the top right corner and choose Copy operations. Now select another photo and press the dots again. Choose now Paste edits. Tadaa! This photo has now also been edited with the same adjustments.

Of course you can also edit several photos at the same time in this way. Select all photos to which you want to apply the edit just made and press the dots that can now be found at the bottom and paste the edits.

Another nifty trick for the Photos app

Did you know that you can move your iPhone’s photos from one app to another at lightning speed? A super handy feature to share your photos via other apps after the above photo editing hack.

How it works? You just have to press and hold on a photo and drag it up or down. If necessary, select more photos and use a different finger to switch to another app. All you have to do now is release your finger. Easy peasy!