Samsung offers a native Gallery app on all Galaxy phones. It is packed with useful features and comes with OneDrive integration. The app rivals the Google Photos service on Android. Users can easily create albums and share them with others using the Gallery and Google Photos app. Here’s how to create and share photo albums on Samsung phones.
First, we will use the default Gallery app to create photo album on Galaxy phones. Next, we’ll take Google Photos as an example of a third-party app for creating and sharing photo albums. Let’s start with the Gallery app.
1. Use the Samsung Gallery App
The Gallery app on Galaxy phones is feature packed with tons of photo/video editing options. Users can also create photo albums on it. Here’s how.
Create Album
Stage 1: Open the Gallery app on your Samsung Galaxy phone.
Step 2: Go to the Picture tab.
Stage 3: Long press a photo to select it. Select multiple photos you want to add to an album.
Step 4: Tap the More button at the bottom.
Step 5: Select Move to Album.
Step 6: Tap on Create in the upper right corner.
Step 7: Give your album a relevant name and select Create.
Step 8: Go to the album tab and at the bottom you will see the newly created album.
Share Album
Now that you’ve created an album in the Gallery app, it’s time to share it with your friends and family. Go through the steps below.
Stage 1: Open the Gallery app and go to Albums.
Step 2: Long press an album and tap Share at the bottom.
Stage 3: You have two options to choose from. You can share an album via Quick Share (Samsung’s sharing solution) or Nearby Share (Native Android sharing method).
Alternatively, you can tap on the hamburger menu and go to Share albums. Tap on Get started and create a Shared album.
Now you can use contacts or Samsung email id to share an album with others.
This method may confuse those without a Samsung ID. The previous method of sharing an album using the Gallery app will only share photos. You cannot collaborate with others in real time by allowing them to make changes.
2. Use the Google Photos App
Google Photos is here to overcome the limitations of the Samsung Gallery app. Google’s Photos storage service nails the sharing part. Let’s create an album on it first and then share it with others.
Create Album
Stage 1: Open the Google Photos app on your Samsung Galaxy Phone.
Step 2: Go to the Photos tab and select the photo you want to add to a new album.
Stage 3: Long press the photos and tap the + icon at the top.
Step 4: Tap Album from the submenu.
Step 5: Give it a title. When you add a title, you also have the option to add a location to an album. Tap the location icon at the top.
Before creating an album, you can tap the photo icon at the top and add more photos to the album.
Select OK at the top and you’re ready to go to the album created in Google Photos on a Galaxy phone.
You can check the newly created album from the Library menu in the Google Photos app.
Share Album
Unlike the gallery app, you don’t have to worry about other users who don’t have a valid email id. Most users initially have a Google email id. You can easily share an album with them, and even better, let them add good memories to the shared album.
Stage 1: Open Google Photos and go to the Library menu.
Step 2: Tap the Album you want to share from the Albums menu.
Stage 3: It will open the album. Select Share.
Step 4: You have two options here. You can share an album directly with another person or get a link.
Step 5: Tap on Create a link. The link will be copied to your device clipboard.
Now, tap on the three-dot menu at the top and select Options. Share photo location and enable Collaborate (if you want other people with link access to add their photos to the album).
Create and Share Photo Albums on the go
What’s the point of taking hundreds of photos when you don’t know how to share them effectively with others? Instead, use the Gallery app if other users have a Samsung ID. Otherwise, you can go with Google Photos to create and share albums on Galaxy phones.
