Day 2: The easy way to find your favorite photos (it involves star ratings!)

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Tip of the Day 14 days of our best tips 📋 ⭐ 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Tip 2 of 14 · 12 to go Editor's Note Hello, Reader! I'm happy to see you back for Day 2 of the Tip of the Day newsletter. You're already starting a habit that will help you master your iPhone in just a minute a day. Today, we'll show you a new trick that will help you find and organize your favorite photos, even if you have thousands on your iPhone. Discovering new tricks on your iPhone can be addictive. If you’re starting to catch the bug, I have the perfect thing for you! When you join iPhone Life Insider, we’ll help you discover new uses for your Apple devices every single day with our courses, guides, and daily videos. It’s why we hear from our members constantly, “I had no idea my iPhone could do that!”  For the next two weeks, you can join Insider for up to 60% off! Subscribe before the discount runs out! August Garry, Newsletter Manager at iPhone Life Bonus Tips: The Photos App See "Before & After" When Editing Photos How to Tag People in iPhone Photos See a Map of Your Photos on iPhone How to Assign Star Ratings to Photos Did you know you can rate your own photos? On the latest iOS software, you can enable a hidden setting that lets you assign a rating of 1 to 5 stars to any photo. Read on to find out how to rate your photos in the Photos app! Why You'll Love This Tip Assign ratings of 1 to 5 stars to your own photos. Filter photos by rating to make them easier to sort through. How to Rate Photos on iPhone System Requirements This tip was performed on an iPhone 15 Pro running iOS 27. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS. The newest iPhone update adds a new feature that allows you to rate your photos between 1 and 5 stars. You can then filter your photos based on your star ratings. To unlock more of your iPhone's secrets, be sure to check out our free Tip of the Day newsletter. Now, here's how to enable photo ratings and filter your photos by rating: Open the Photos app. If you see Years, Months, and All at the bottom of the screen, tap the Library icon. Otherwise, proceed to step 3. Tap Collections. Enjoying Your Tip of the Day? If you'd like to learn more about iPhone Life's premium paid subscription, click here Tap your profile icon in the upper right. In this menu, scroll down and toggle on Show Rating Controls. Find the photo you want to rate, and look for the new star icon that appears. When you tap it, you can assign a rating of 1 to 5 stars. You'll see the star rating on the photo now. Tap the filter icon to filter photos by rating. Tap Rating. Select the star rating by which you want to filter. Now, you can rate your photos and sort through them later! Before You Go Keep up the good work and come back tomorrow, when we'll show you why sending a regrettable email doesn't have to ruin your day.   August Garry, Newsletter Manager at iPhone Life Was this tip helpful? With your feedback, we can improve the daily tip. Let us know how we did: 👍 This tip helped me. Thanks! 😐 It was ok. 👎 Not useful for me. Share This Tip Got a Tip You Would Like to Share? Let Us Know.

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