How to view photos , albums, manage photo storage on Apple Watch
View photos on Apple Watch
Photos from the iPhone album of your choice are stored on Apple Watch, and appear in the Photos app on Apple Watch. When you first get Apple Watch, it’s set to use your Favorites album—photos you’ve tagged as favorites—but you can change the album it uses.
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Browse photos on Apple Watch.
- Open the Photos app on Apple Watch,
- then tap a photo.
- Swipe left or right to see others.
- Turn the Digital Crown to zoom or drag to pan.
- Zoom all the way out to see the entire album.
Choose your album
Apple Watch stores photos from a single synced photo album on your iPhone.
- Choose the album to store on Apple Watch.
- Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone,
- tap My Watch, go to Photos > Synced Album, then choose the album.
- To create a new album for Apple Watch photos, use the Photos app on iPhone.
How to view photos , albums, manage photo storage on Apple Watch.
Manage photo storage on apple watch
To save space on Apple Watch for songs or other content, you can limit the number of photos stored on Apple Watch.
- Limit photo storage.
- Open the Apple Watch app on iPhone,
- tap My Watch, then go to Photos > Photos Limit.
- Look below Photos Limit to see how much Apple Watch storage is currently used by photos.
How to view photos , albums, manage photo storage on Apple Watch.
How many photos are stored on Apple watch?
To see how many photos are on Apple Watch,
- open Settings on Apple Watch,
- then go to General > About. Or,
- open the Apple Watch app on iPhone,
- tap My Watch, #then go to General > About.
How to view photos , albums, manage photo storage on Apple Watch.