How to Favorite (Like) Photos on Your Phone

Tap a device to see how it works.

Open a photo and tap the heart icon at the bottom of the screen to add it automatically to the "Favorites" album.

In the Google Photos app, open a photo and tap the star icon to add it to your favorites, which you can view together separately.

Select "Favorites" from your album list to see only the photos you've marked, gathered in one place.

It's handy for quickly finding the few photos you truly love out of a gallery holding thousands.

Keep your favorite moments in one place

Even with a gallery overflowing with photos, only a small handful usually feel truly special. Favoriting them means you can pull up just those meaningful shots again in seconds.

Favorites sync across your devices

On both platforms, favoriting a photo while signed into your cloud account (iCloud or your Google account) typically syncs that status across every device signed into the same account, so a photo you favorite on your phone shows up favorited on your tablet or computer too.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it safe to delete a photo I've favorited?

Favoriting is not a delete-protection feature, so it is worth backing up anything you truly want to keep separately in case it is accidentally deleted.

Can I share my favorites album with someone else?

Yes β€” you can select the photos inside your favorites album and share them with anyone, exactly as you would with any other photos.