Your phone probably holds thousands of pictures.Some are important family memories, while others are screenshots you saved because you thought you might need them later.
Then comes the frustrating part.You remember taking a particular photo, but finding it feels like searching for a needle in a digital haystack.Apple's iOS 27 offers a way to make that search easier by letting you add keywords to individual photos.
Instead of scrolling through months of pictures, you can search for a word you've assigned to a photo and pull it up again.Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel users have similar ways to organize their pictures, although the tools work differently.Here's how to take advantage of them and spend less time hunting for photos.Join our upcoming CyberGuy LIVE class: 5 Ways to Travel Smarter and Save MoneyIn this free live online class, Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson will share five practical ways to protect your trip and your wallet this holiday travel season.
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Register free now at CyberGuyLive.com.YOUR PHONE CAN FIX BADLY FRAMED PHOTOS AFTER YOU TAKE THEMSamsung Galaxy users can organize photos with custom tags in the Gallery app, while Google Pixel users can search images using Google Photos.(Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Apple's Photos app can already recognize people, pets, places and objects.
However, automatic searches don't always understand why a particular photo is important to you.That's where manually assigned keywords can help.For example, you might photograph a parking spot at an airport or save a picture of a particular appliance model number.
Adding a keyword you will remember later can make the photo much easier to find.These instructions are ba...