Hate the new iOS 18 Photos app? Here’s how to fix it in a few taps

You can’t go back to the old app, but with a few tweaks you can vastly improve your experience with the new one.

BY JASON CROSS

One of the biggest new features of iOS 18 is a completely redesigned Photos app. Apple calls it the “biggest redesign ever,” and the massive changes have been quite contentious, to put it mildly. Many users have expressed frustration with the new layout, complaining about missing features (some of which aren’t really missing) and difficulty finding what they’re looking for. It’s easy to see what’s different. Where the old Photos app had four tabs at the bottom of the interface (Library, For You, Albums, and Search), the new interface is tab-free, placing all of your content on a vertically scrolling page. You can’t revert to the old iOS 17 Photos app, but these tweaks can make the new design a lot more usable. YOUR PHOTO LIBRARY IS STILL THERE The top half of…

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