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Kaycee Hill

iOS 27 brings 5-star ratings to Photos — here is how to use them

IPhone 16e - Apple Photos.

If your iPhone photo library is filled with dozens of duplicate shots, screenshots you no longer need, and vacation photos you keep meaning to sort through, iOS 27 introduces a long-awaited organizational tool to help.

For the first time, Apple allows you to assign one-to-five-star ratings and custom metadata keywords directly to your images and videos, bringing sorting to the native Photos.

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