Create and edit photo albums
You can create, edit, and add things like maps and text in your photo albums.
Create a new album
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app
.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- Touch and hold a photo, and then select the photos you want in your new album.
- At the top, tap Add
.
- Select Album.
- Optional: Add a title to your new album.
- Tap Done
.
Change how your album looks
Change your cover photo
Change the photo that's shown on the front of your album.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app
.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- Open the album.
- Open the photo you want to use.
- At the top right, tap More
Use as album cover.
Change the title of an album
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app
.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- Open the album.
- Tap the title, then type a new title.
- Tap Done
.
Change items in your album
Move items around
You can re-order photos, videos, text, and locations by dragging them.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app
.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- Open the album.
- At the top right, tap More
Edit album.
- Drag items to move them.
- Tap Done
.
Add, upload, or remove photos and videos
Add photos
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app
.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- Open the album.
- At the top right, tap Add to album
.
- Select the items you want to add.
- At the top right, tap Done.
Remove photos
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app
.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- Open the album.
- At the top right, tap More
Edit album.
- On items you want to remove, tap Remove
. Photos and videos you remove from albums will still be in your Google Photos library unless you delete them from the main “Photos” section.
- Tap Done
.
Add maps and locations
Add locations
You can add locations and maps to albums you create. If you share the album, these will be included.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app
.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- Open the album.
- At the top right, tap More
Edit album.
- Tap Location
.
- Decide if you want:
- Location: The name of one location.
- Map: A map showing where you traveled.
- All suggested locations: Locations and maps suggested by Google Photos.
- Tap Done
.
- To move a location within the album, tap More
Edit album
drag it to the photo it belongs
tap Done
.
Remove locations
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app
.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- Open the album.
- At the top right, tap More
Edit album.
- On items you want to remove, tap Remove
.
- Tap Done
.
Add or change text
Add text
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app
.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- Open the album.
- At the top right, tap More
Edit album.
- Tap Text
.
- Add text and tap Done
.
- To move a text box, tap More
Edit album
drag the box to another place
tap Done
.
Change or delete text
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app
.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- Open the album.
- At the top right, tap More
Edit album.
- Edit text: Tap the text, then change it.
- Delete text: Tap Remove
.
- Tap Done
.
Delete an album
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app
.
- Sign in to your Google Account.
- Open the album.
- At the top right, tap More
Delete album. Photos and videos in the album will still be in your Google Photos library unless you delete them from the main “Photos” section.
What you can do if you didn't create the album
- Only the person who created the album will be able to make these changes to it.
- If you're a collaborator on an album but didn't create it, you can only add photos and videos.