How to Copy and paste edits on iPhone (iOS 17 & iOS 18)

There is a time when you edit your photo like a pro on your iPhone and wish you could do it the same other photos. Don’t worry! iOS 16 or later versions lets you copy and paste edits to your photos with ease. So, this post will show you how to copy and paste edits on iPhone photos on iOS 17 and iOS 18.

Meanwhile, if you have an iPhone, you probably find editing photos a bit of a hassle. You have to tweak a bunch of settings, and if you want all your pictures to look the same, you have to repeat the process for each one.

Now, there are many apps that let you edit a bunch of photos at once. But guess what? If you have iOS 16, you don’t need an extra app for that. Apple added a cool feature in photos that lets you edit a bunch of pictures together.

Photo editing in iOS

When you click on a picture in the Photos app on your iPhone and hit Edit, you’ll land on the editing screen.

Other than the automatic improvement, there are various tools to tweak different aspects of your photo, like brightness, contrast, saturation, and more. You can adjust these tools on a scale from -100 to 100 or 0 to 100 to achieve the exact look you want.

On top of those hands-on adjustments, there are ready-made filters you can apply, such as Vivid, Dramatic, Mono, and more. You can fine-tune these filters too, with a range from 0 to 100, to get the perfect effect for your photo.

How to Copy and Paste Edits on iPhone for Photos

In the latest iOS 16 update, Apple made the Photos app even better. Now, you can easily copy the changes you make to one photo and paste them onto other pictures. Interested in how it works? Keep reading to find out!

1. First, open the Photos app and then open any photo that you would like to edit.

2. Make the necessary changes. Once the edits have been made, tap the 3 dots menu and select Copy edits from the menu that appears. Enable Adjust, Filter and Adaptive options if required. Tap Copy.

3. Tap Done.

4. After that, open the second image that you would like to apply the edits. Tap the 3 dots menu and select Paste edits. Tap Done. 

Repeat this method for any additional image you wish to edit.

5. If you want to undo the paste edit action, shake your iPhone and tap Undo.

That’s all. These were the steps to copy and paste edit for photos on an iPhone. Remember that these steps only work on iOS 16 and iOS 18. 

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