How to Open Burst Photos on an iPhone

Open your iPhone's Photos., Tap the Albums tab., Scroll down and tap Bursts., Tap a burst photo., Tap Select., Tap each photo you wish to save., Tap Done., Tap Keep Only X Favorites., Tap Albums., Scroll up and tap All Photos., Tap a photo from your...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open your iPhone's Photos.

    It's the multicolored pinwheel on a white background.
  2. Step 2: Tap the Albums tab.

    It's in the bottom right corner of the screen.

    If Photos opens to a photo, tap the Back button in the top left corner of the screen, then tap Albums in the top left corner of the screen. , This album will come before the Recently Deleted album on the Albums page.

    If you don't see a Bursts option, your Photos app isn't storing any burst photos--you'll need to take some first. , Doing so will open the middle photo in the burst. , This option is at the bottom of the screen. , You can scroll through the burst's photos by swiping left or right over the screen.

    You should see a white checkmark on a blue background appear in the bottom right corner of each photo you tap. , It's in the top right corner of the screen. , "X" will be the number of photos you selected.

    After doing so, your selected burst will disappear from the Bursts album and all saved photos will go to the All Photos album.

    If you only had one photo in the Bursts folder, the folder will disappear and you'll be back on the Albums page. , It's in the top left corner of the screen.

    If you're already on the Albums screen, skip this step. , This album stores every photo on your iPhone.

    Your saved burst photos will be the most recent photos stored here.

    If you don't have iCloud Photo Library enabled, this folder is called Camera Roll. , From this point, you can swipe left or right to scroll through the other photos you saved, or you can edit your photo by tapping the slider icon at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Step 3: Scroll down and tap Bursts.

  4. Step 4: Tap a burst photo.

  5. Step 5: Tap Select.

  6. Step 6: Tap each photo you wish to save.

  7. Step 7: Tap Done.

  8. Step 8: Tap Keep Only X Favorites.

  9. Step 9: Tap Albums.

  10. Step 10: Scroll up and tap All Photos.

  11. Step 11: Tap a photo from your burst.

Detailed Guide

It's the multicolored pinwheel on a white background.

It's in the bottom right corner of the screen.

If Photos opens to a photo, tap the Back button in the top left corner of the screen, then tap Albums in the top left corner of the screen. , This album will come before the Recently Deleted album on the Albums page.

If you don't see a Bursts option, your Photos app isn't storing any burst photos--you'll need to take some first. , Doing so will open the middle photo in the burst. , This option is at the bottom of the screen. , You can scroll through the burst's photos by swiping left or right over the screen.

You should see a white checkmark on a blue background appear in the bottom right corner of each photo you tap. , It's in the top right corner of the screen. , "X" will be the number of photos you selected.

After doing so, your selected burst will disappear from the Bursts album and all saved photos will go to the All Photos album.

If you only had one photo in the Bursts folder, the folder will disappear and you'll be back on the Albums page. , It's in the top left corner of the screen.

If you're already on the Albums screen, skip this step. , This album stores every photo on your iPhone.

Your saved burst photos will be the most recent photos stored here.

If you don't have iCloud Photo Library enabled, this folder is called Camera Roll. , From this point, you can swipe left or right to scroll through the other photos you saved, or you can edit your photo by tapping the slider icon at the bottom of the screen.

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