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Go back to my question Applications and Services Photos User profile for user: rodrigom21 rodrigom21 Author User level: Level 1 100 points How to edit Featured Photos on Iphone

I'm trying to add pictures to my Featured Photos Album when you go to FOR YOU tab in the Photos app , I was able to delete some but i cant find a way to add new ones

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 14

Posted on Jun 26, 2020 10:37 AM

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Posted on Jan 24, 2021 1:26 PM

You can remove a photo from featured photos - see here. https://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-change-featured-photo-on-iphone/

but I haven’t found how to add one. But as you remove more come up so hopefully ones you like will replace. I had to remove a few to get ones I like.

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Question marked as Top-ranking reply User profile for user: Kimavh Kimavh User level: Level 1 8 points

Jan 24, 2021 1:26 PM in response to rodrigom21

You can remove a photo from featured photos - see here. https://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-change-featured-photo-on-iphone/

but I haven’t found how to add one. But as you remove more come up so hopefully ones you like will replace. I had to remove a few to get ones I like.

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User profile for user: Winston Churchill Winston Churchill User level: Level 10 122,622 points

Jun 27, 2020 3:49 AM in response to rodrigom21

I understand now, sorry.

Those photos are chosen by the system, you can't add to them.

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User profile for user: RanRise RanRise User level: Level 1 14 points

Jul 10, 2020 12:14 PM in response to juliiaaa

Apple has no plan to let you customize what photo to display under “your photo” or the featured photo widget. It’s been that way since the Apple Watch photos widget in Series 0 days.

no plan at all within 5 years.

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User profile for user: léonie léonie User level: Level 10 200,699 points

Jul 23, 2020 12:46 PM in response to simranarora8

It should appear again automatically after a few days. Keep photos running in the background, so it has time to find something interesting for the featured photos.

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User profile for user: Winston Churchill Winston Churchill User level: Level 10 122,622 points

Jul 6, 2020 3:47 AM in response to alexfrommallorca

It seems reasonably obvious to me it's an intended action, not a bug. It's a featured photo. If you get a featured story on the news or a feature display in a shop, it's the shop or the newspaper that gets to decide what's featured.

If you have any suggestions that you think might enhance iCloud you can send Apple your feedback here.

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User profile for user: Frizog Frizog User level: Level 1 4 points

Oct 12, 2020 2:29 PM in response to rodrigom21

Hi, I know this is so late to the chat but I was trying to work this out as well. I managed to work how to do it. Not through Apple but through a specific app. If you go onto photo stream and create a new album of all the photos you would like to be included in the widget. Then, download an app called “Widgetsmith”. Once downloaded, you can create a widget of either a small, medium or large size. When doing this, click on ‘default widget’, scroll down to the “custom” section and select “photos in album”. Then select the album you have just created in your photo stream. Click save once that is done and come out of that app. To add the widget to the Home Screen, press the plus arrow at the top of the screen when you are editing your page, search for widgetsmith, select it and then click on the size widget you chose. It should appear. I hope this helps !! X

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User profile for user: léonie léonie User level: Level 10 200,699 points

Jul 10, 2020 4:36 PM in response to sublany

When you delete the featured photos, they will be deleted from your Photos Library and not just removed from the Featured album. Do that only, if you do not like the photo and want to delete it everywhere. Use the Remove command and not the Delete command.

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User profile for user: Avantyoong Avantyoong User level: Level 1 25 points

Jul 17, 2020 5:49 AM in response to lidia295

Yeah, everyone is able to remove it from feature photo, but no way to add it, that’s the whole point of this post. Not about removing but adding it

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User profile for user: Avantyoong Avantyoong User level: Level 1 25 points

Jul 11, 2020 7:45 PM in response to rodrigom21

i was looking for the same solution that’s what brought me here. If Apple is gonna make the widget looks more fun and interesting, they should select from our favorite album instead of some random bread or some screenshot.

I suggest we all write in the feedback of wanting to be able to edit or add on about feature photo.

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User profile for user: lidia295 lidia295 User level: Level 1 14 points

Jul 17, 2020 5:42 AM in response to rodrigom21

I was frustrated with this as well until I accidentally stumbled on the ANSWER:

from the Featured folder outside where you can scroll through the pictures, Haptic Touch on the photo you want to remove and the options will show up for that photo to be removed from featured.

screenshot attached.

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User profile for user: PariahComplex PariahComplex User level: Level 1 10 points

Aug 16, 2020 8:04 AM in response to Winston Churchill

“If you get a featured story on the news or a feature display in a shop, it's the shop or the newspaper that gets to decide what's featured.” Very true, and since these are our phones and photos it would make sense to allow us to choose the photos to be featured, as of now it makes the photo widget pretty much useless. I’m sure some of the 3rd party photo frame apps will add widget support, you can add them to the today view screen already. As of now these are very watered down versions of android widgets and kind of useless.

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User profile for user: nadene210 nadene210 User level: Level 1 4 points

Sep 19, 2020 12:15 AM in response to rodrigom21

Download the app “Photo Widget” from the App Store. Another nice one is “Color widget”. That should get the job done.

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User profile for user: juliiaaa juliiaaa User level: Level 1 13 points

Jul 10, 2020 6:23 AM in response to Winston Churchill

I added the pics as a widget to my first page, but want to be able to select the pic that will show.

Yesterday, the widget was showing my tomato plant.

Today, a bowl of soup.

I’d like to be able to edit the Features photos, otherwise why make pics available as widgets? I’m thinking the author has the same intention. I, however, don’t think this is a “bug” but rather a suggestion & will be submitting feedback. :)

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User profile for user: MJverduzco MJverduzco User level: Level 1 13 points

Jul 11, 2020 2:20 PM in response to sublany

I deleted all my featured photos too. They are now completely gone and my widget is just black. I’ve restarted my phone several times, the featured folder has not returned. Why would I want a computer selecting my photos and they don’t even choose from my favorites? Can someone help me get these back?

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User profile for user: Allykimball Allykimball User level: Level 1 4 points

Sep 18, 2020 6:11 PM in response to rodrigom21

Okay I figured it out! You have to download the app “Widgetsmith” then click on whatever widget size then click on the icon twice then you scroll to the bottom of the options and click photos allow it to connect to all photos the. You click the widget and choose select cover and there you can choose

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